Unexpected isolation and structural characterization of a redox-active Fe(II) piano-stool complex with an η1-dppe ligand

Safaa Ibn Ghazala (1) , Frédéric Paul (1) , Loic Toupet (2) , Claude Lapinte (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
2 GMCM - Groupe matière condensée et matériaux

A new cationic complex [(η2-bipy)(η5-C5Me5)Fe(η1-dppe)][BPh4] featuring a pendant free diphenylphosphine arm has been isolated in good yield after reaction of 2,2′-bipyridine with the known chloro precursor complex (η2-dppe)(η5-C5Me5)FeCl in presence of NaBPh4. This complex which can be envisioned as a new redox-active building-block has been structurally characterized.

Domains: Chemical Sciences

Safaa Ibn Ghazala, Frédéric Paul, Loic Toupet, Claude Lapinte. Unexpected isolation and structural characterization of a redox-active Fe(II) piano-stool complex with an η1-dppe ligand. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2007, 692, pp.917-920. ⟨10.1016/j.jorganchem.2006.10.047⟩. ⟨hal-01468977⟩