名称:
Structural, spectroscopic, and electrochemical properties of two mononuclear iron(III) complexes derived from a tetraiminodiphenolate ligand
摘要:
Two iron(III) mononuclear complexes [Fe(LH2)(H2O)(2)](ClO4)(3)center dot 3H(2)O (1) and [Fe(LH2)(H2O)Cl](ClO4)(2)center dot 2H(2)O (2) have been prepared using [Pb(LH2)](ClO4)(2) and Fe(ClO4)(3)center dot 6H(2)O and FeCl3 center dot 6H(2)O for 1 and 2, respectively. LH2 refers to the macrocyclic Schiff base ligand derived from the condensation of 1,3-diaminopropane and 4-methyl-2,6-diformyl phenol. Complex 1 crystallizes in the space group Orthorhombic Prima. Complex 1 shows extensive intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding involving the iron coordinated water molecules, perchlorate oxygens and the water of crystallization. Seven symmetry-related intermolecular O-H center dot center dot center dot O bonds in 1 form a remarkable two dimensional network of water channels. Complex 2 crystallized in Monoclinic P2(1)/c space group, with two [Fe(LH2)(H2O)Cl](ClO4)(2) units forming a dimeric structure in the unit cell. Iron coordinated chloride, water of crystallization and perchlorate oxygen atoms display a strong network of hydrogen bonds responsible for holding the two mononuclear units together. Electrochemical experiments revealed a facile reduction of 1 in 10:1 acetonitrile-water with E-1/2 = 140 mV while addition of 8-fold excess of tetramethylammonium chloride afforded [Fe(LH2)Cl-2](+) which got reduced at E-1/2 = -80 mV. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.