Self-assembled monolayer electrode of a diiron complex with a phenoxo-based dinucleating ligand: observation of molecular oxygenadsorption/desorption in aqueous media
dinucleating ligand, 2,6-bis[bis(6-pivalamido-2-pyridylmethyl)amino-methyl-4-aminophenol (1), and its Fe2(II) complex, [Fe2(II)(1)(PhCOO)2](CF3SO3) (2), were prepared and 2 deposited on the Au surface (2/Au) is much more stable than in solution and exhibits redox behavior in aqueousmedia as well as reversible adsorption/desorption of oxygen at room temperature.