文摘
Two new mononuclear FeII complexes, [(L52aH)FeII](PF6)2 (1-(PF6)2) and [(L52a)FeII]BPh4 (2-(BPh4)) have beensynthesized with the new aminopyridyl ligand bearing a pivaloylamido arm L52aH (2,2-dimethyl-N-[6-({[2-(methyl-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-amino)-ethyl]-pyridin-2-ylmethyl-amino}-methyl)-pyridin-2-yl]-propionamide), or its deprotonated formL52a-. The structures of the ferrous complexes have been determined by X-ray analysis. The mononuclear FeII isin a pseudo-octahedral environment in both complexes, the six positions around the metal center being occupiedby five nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom from the ligand. Whatever the protonation state of the amide function,the structures are very similar, the FeII being 6-fold coordinated by the two amines, three pyridines, and the oxygenatom from the ligand. These two complexes exhibit an acid/base equilibrium in solution that has been studied byUV-vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry in acetonitrile. The reactivity of 1-(PF6)2 with H2O2 in methanol affordsthe formation of a new low-spin FeIII(OOH) intermediate in which the oxygen atom is retained in the coordinationsphere of the metal.