Syntheses, crystal structures, spectroscopic and magnetic properties of two trinuclear iron complexes with carboxylate and oximate mixed-bridge ligands

Qin Feng, Bo Li, Ruizhi Du, Feng Jiang, Tianfu Liu*

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Abstract

Two trinuclear oxo-centered iron(III) complexes [Fe 33 -O)Salox(L1) 5 (MeOH) 2 ] (1) and [Fe 33 -O)Salox(L1) 5 (EtOH) 2 ]·2EtOH·2H 2 O (2) (Salox = salicylaldoxime, L1 = o-nitrobenzoic acid) have been synthesized, and their X-ray crystal structures, spectroscopic properties (IR, UV–Vis, fluorescence), and magnetic properties have been characterized. In each complex, the three Fe(III) centers of the [Fe 3 O] moieties are joined together by a μ 3 -O unit to form an isosceles triangle, and each metal center has a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The fluorescence emission intensities for the two complexes are much higher than those of the free proligands, suggesting that the [Fe 3 O] structural unit increases the rigidity of the ligands after coordination, and the enlarged conjugate system reduces the frontier orbitals energy gap. The nature of magnetic coupling within complexes 1 and 2 indicates both intramolecular strong and intermolecular weak antiferromagnetic interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)49-55
Number of pages7
JournalTransition Metal Chemistry
Volume44
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jan 2019

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