In situ ligand and complex transformation of an iron(iii) schiff base complex: Structural evidence and theoretical calculations

  • Gui Lei Liu
  • , Shu Fang He
  • , Shaowen Zhang*
  • , Hui Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A C–C coupling reaction has been achieved at room temperature by in situ ligand transformation. The iron(iii) complexes before and after the in situ transformation, [FeNaL12(H2O)4]2·2H2O (1) (H2L1 = (Z)-2-(2-hydroxyl)benzylideneamino) and [FeL2]2·7.5H2O (2) (H3L2 = (E)-2-(2-hydroxyl-benzylideneamino)-3-hydroxyl-3-(2-hydroxyphenyl), have been studied by elemental analyses, FT-IR, UV–vis, TGA and X-ray single crystal diffraction analysis. The proposed mechanism of this in situ transformation has been determined based on structural evidence and theoretical calculations using the density functional theory (DFT) M06 method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6256-6262
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society. Dalton Transactions
Volume41
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2012

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