Heteroleptic, two-coordinate [M(NHC){N(SiMe3)2}] (M = Co, Fe) complexes: Synthesis, reactivity and magnetism rationalized by an unexpected metal oxidation state

  • Andreas A. Danopoulos
  • , Pierre Braunstein
  • , Kirill Yu Monakhov
  • , Jan Van Leusen
  • , Paul Kögerler
  • , Martin Clémancey
  • , Jean Marc Latour
  • , Anass Benayad
  • , Moniek Tromp
  • , Elixabete Rezabal
  • , Gilles Frison

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Abstract

The linear, two-coordinate and isostructural heteroleptic [M(IPr){N(SiMe3)2}] (IPr = 1,3-bis(diisopropylphenyl)-imidazol-2-ylidene), formally MI complexes (M = Co, 3; Fe, 4) were obtained by the reduction of [M(IPr)Cl{N(SiMe3)2}] with KC8, or [Co(IPr){N(SiMe3)2}2] with mes∗PH2, mes∗ = 2,4,6-tBu3C6H2. The magnetism of 3 and 4 implies CoII and FeII centres coupled to one ligand-delocalized electron, in line with XPS and XANES data; the ac susceptibility of 4 detected a pronounced frequency dependence due to slow magnetization relaxation. Reduction of [Fe(IPr)Cl{N(SiMe3)2}] with excess KC8 in toluene gave the heteronuclear 'inverse-sandwich' Fe-K complex 7, featuring η6-toluene sandwiched between one Fe0 and one K+ centre.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1163-1171
Number of pages9
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume46
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes

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