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Spontaneous Assembly of a Novel Tetranuclear Ni–Fe Complex by Complete Reshuffling of Ligands and Oxidation States
Author(s) -
Bouwman Elisabeth,
Henderson Richard K.,
Spek Anthony L.,
Reedijk Jan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0682(19990202)1999:2<217::aid-ejic217>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - chemistry , ethylenediamine , nickel , redox , oxidation state , crystallography , stereochemistry , polymer chemistry , metal , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
Upon reaction of the mononuclear nickel dithiolate complex [Ni(dsdm)] (H 2 dsdm = N , N′ ‐dimethyl‐ N , N′ ‐bis(2‐sulfanylethyl)ethylenediamine) with K[HFe(CO) 4 ] in ethanol a unique reshuffling of ligands and of oxidation states takes place. This results in the formation of a novel tetranuclear complex [Fe II (dsdm)Ni 0 (CO) 3 ] 2 , in which a linear array of Ni–Fe–Fe–Ni is formed. The inner core of this complex consists of the dinuclear [Fe(dsdm)] 2 , and two Ni(CO) 3 groups are bound at the periphery through one of the thiolate sulfurs.