Abstract
Reduction of the tetrahedral complex (BIAN)FeCl2 (6) (BIAN = 1,2-bis[(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imino]acenaphthene) in the presence of an arene, either as reaction solvent or in pentane solution affords a series of (BIAN)Fe(η6-arene) complexes (10–13). In the case of the sterically encumbered arene 2-methylnapthalene, 6 was converted to the (BIAN)Fe(COD) (14) (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) complex first, before subsequent hydrogenation in the presence of 2-methylnaphthalene afforded the desired arene complex (15). The electronic structure of the arene complexes was interrogated, and the question of ligand redox non-innocence was addressed using X-ray diffraction studies as well as DFT and cyclic voltammetry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 365-374 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Polyhedron |
Volume | 159 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2019 |
Keywords
- BIAN
- Cyclic voltammetry
- Iron
- Redox non-innocence
- X-ray crystallography