Di- and trivalent iron complexes with redox-active 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-phenanthrol (papl)
摘要:
The synthesis and study of redox-active ligand complexes has received much recent attention. We have recently explored the coordination chemistry of arylazo redox-active ligand 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-phenanthrol (papl) and herein expand the series of complexes to the Group 8 transition metal ion, iron. We report the preparation and structure of a divalent iron complex with the pap! anion, Fe(pap1)(2), which is diamagnetic and features ligand centered redox activity and intense visible electronic transitions. Three polymorphs of the Fe(papl)(2) complex are reported, including one that exhibits a structural phase transition at low temperature. Oxidation of Fe(papl)(2) with molecular iodine has produced the low-spin trivalent complex [Fe3+(papl)(2)](+) as an ionic complex with the I-3 anion. Density functional theory (dft) calculations and data from variable temperature Mossbauer spectroscopy experiments are provided to shed light on the electronic structures of these iron complexes. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.