Abstract
The reactions of [Fe3(CO)12] with the dithiadiazacyclooctanes [SCH2N(R)CH2]2 (R = Me, Bn) afford the diiron complexes [Fe2{SCH2N(R)CH2}(CO)6] (1Me, 1Bu). The methyl derivative 1Me was characterized crystallographically [Fe-Fe = 2.5702(5) Å]. Its low symmetry was verified by variable-temperature 13C NMR spectroscopy, which revealed that the turnstile rotation of the {S(CH2)Fe(CO)3} and {S(NMe)Fe(CO)3} centers are subject to very different energy barriers. Although 1Me resists protonation, it readily undergoes substitution by tertiary phosphines, first at the {S(CH2)Fe(CO)3} center, as verified crystallographically for [Fe2{SCH2N(Me)CH2}(CO)5(PPh3)]. Substitution by the chelating diphosphine Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2 (dppe) gave [Fe2{SCH2N(Me)CH2}(CO)4(dppe)] by substitution at both the {S(CH2)Fe(CO)3} and {S(NMe)Fe(CO)3} sites.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4109-4114 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
Volume | 2014 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Cluster compounds
- Enzyme models
- Hydrogenase models
- Iron
- Thiolates
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Inorganic Chemistry