The synthesis and characterization of iron cyanide building blocks: [K](2)[CpFe(CN)(3)] and its pentamethylcyclopentadienyl (Cp*) analog

abstract

• The synthesis of [K]2[CpFe(CN)3] (1) and its pentamethylcyclopentadienyl analog (2) has been described via the photolysis of the corresponding [K][CpFe(CO)(CN)2] salts in methanol in the presence of KCN. The structure of complex 1 has been characterized by means of X-ray crystallography, where the potassium ions are interacting with the N atoms of the cyanide ligands. As expected, the average CN stretching frequency in the CpFe(CN)3- anion is 16 cm-1 higher than that in the more electron-donating pentamethylcyclopentadienyl derivative. 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

authors

• Darensbourg, Donald

published proceedings

• INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA

author list (cited authors)

• Darensbourg, D. J., Lee, W. Z., & Phelps, A. L.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• Darensbourg, DJ||Lee, WZ||Phelps, AL

publication date

• September 2005

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Inorganica Chimica Acta  Journal

keywords

• Cyclopentadienyliron Complexes
• Infrared Spectroscopy
• Iron Cyanides
• Photolysis

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.ica.2005.06.027

start page

• 4095

end page

• 4098

volume

• 358

issue

• 13

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2005.06.027