A Co(II) high spin complex is coordinated with two ligand radicals, which are antiferromagetically coupled with metal d-orbitals resulting one unpaired d-electron on Co(II) center. Now as reported in literature, Isat/(Isat+Imain) ratio for 2p3/2 peak in XPS spectrum is near 0.4 in high spin Co(II) complexes and 0.2 for low spin Co(II). But my complex having high spin Co(II) gives the value of ratio 0.26. Is this due to coupling on two d-electrons with ligand radicals, as now there is only one unpaired d-electron in Co(II) center like low spin Co(II) ?

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