(TAML)Fe**IV=O Complex in Aqueous Solution: Synthesis And Spectroscopic And Computational Characterization
Recently, we reported the characterization of the S = 1/2 complex [Fe{sup V}(O)B*]{sup -}, where B* belongs to a family of tetraamido macrocyclic ligands (TAMLs) whose iron complexes activate peroxides for environmentally useful applications. The corresponding one-electron reduced species, [Fe{sup IV}(O)B*]{sup 2-} (2), has now been prepared in >95% yield in aqueous solution at pH > 12 by oxidation of [Fe{sup III}(H{sub 2}O)B*]{sup -} (1), with tert-butyl hydroperoxide. At room temperature, the monomeric species 2 is in a reversible, pH-dependent equilibrium with dimeric species [B*Fe{sup IV}?O?Fe{sup IV}B*]{sup 2-} (3), with a pK{sub a} near 10. In zero field, the Moessbauer spectrum of 2 exhibits a quadrupole doublet with {Delta}E{sub Q} = 3.95(3) mm/s and {delta} = ?0.19(2) mm/s, parameters consistent with a S = 1 Fe{sup IV} state. Studies in applied magnetic fields yielded the zero-field splitting parameter D = 24(3) cm{sup -1} together with the magnetic hyperfine tensor A/g{sub n}{beta}{sub n} = (?27, ?27, +2) T. Fe K-edge EXAFS analysis of 2 shows a scatterer at 1.69 (2) {angstrom}, a distance consistent with a Fe{sup IV} = O bond. DFT calculations for [Fe{sup IV}(O)B*]{sup 2-} reproduce the experimental data quite well. Further significant improvement was achieved by introducing hydrogen bonding of the axial oxygen with two solvent-water molecules. It is shown, using DFT, that the {sup 57}Fe hyperfine parameters of complex 2 give evidence for strong electron donation from B* to iron.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 958595
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-REPRINT-2009-094; INOCAJ; TRN: US201001%%753
- Journal Information:
- Inorg. Chem. 47:3669,2008, Vol. 47, Issue 9; ISSN 0020-1669
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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