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Use of solid-state sup 13 C NMR spectroscopy to quantify the degree of asymmetry of bonding for semibridging CO groups in iron carbonyl complexes

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00007a013· OSTI ID:5516910
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  1. Queen Mary and Westfield College, London (England)
  2. Universita de Torino (Italy)
  3. Univ. of Oxford (England)

The solid-state {sup 13}C NMR spectra of some substituted iron carbonyl complexes have been analyzed to give values for the carbonyl carbon chemical shift tensor components. It is shown that the lowest frequency tensor component and the chemical shift anisotropy correlate with the degree of bonding asymmetry in double-bridging carbonyl groups, whereas the {sup 13}C isotropic chemical shift does not correlate. The correlations are proposed to form the basis for a method of estimating iron-carbon bond lengths for {mu}{sub 2}-CO groups in this type of complex. 1 table, 4 figs., 30 refs.

OSTI ID:
5516910
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry; (United States) Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 30:7; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English