A Bis(μ-alkoxo)diiron Complex with Novel Terminally Ligated Carboxylates

Stéphane Ménage; Larry Que

doi:10.1021/ic00346a026

A Bis(μ-alkoxo)diiron Complex with Novel Terminally Ligated Carboxylates

Stéphane Ménage, Larry Que

Chemistry (Twin Cities)

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The diferric complex [Fe₂(DBE)₂(OBz)₂](C10₄)₂(DBE = 2-[bis(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amino]ethanol) was synthesized and characterized by NMR, IR, magnetic susceptibility, and X-ray crystallography methods. The title complex crystallizes in the space group C2/c with Z = 4 (a = 14.889 (3), b = 18.055 (4), c = 24.728 (5) Å; β = 101.67 (2)°). The structure contains dimeric units where the two iron atoms are bridged by the oxygen atoms of the two DBE ligands, forming an Fe₂(OR)₂ core, and the two benzimidazoles on each tripod are coordinated trans to each other in planes perpendicular to the Fe₂0₂ core. The carboxylates are each ligated trans to one of the alkoxo bridges in an unusual coordination mode. The carbonyl oxygen is 2.89 (1) Å away from the iron center and appears to occupy a position in the coordination sphere. The iron(III) centers are antiferromagnetically coupled via the alkoxo bridges with J = −20.5 cm⁻¹. Chemical reduction of the complex leads to the formation of a mixed-valence species, with EPR features at g = 1.94 and 1.79. The relevance of this complex to the active sites of the iron-oxo proteins is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4293-4297
Number of pages	5
Journal	Inorganic Chemistry
Volume	29
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00346a026
State	Published - Jan 1 1990

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