Et
4N[L' 'Fe
III]·3DCM (
1) is directly synthesized by adding ferricchloride into a solution of a lithium salt of tetrakis(cyclohexyl)porphyrinogen (L' '). [L' ']
4- is a good chelating ligand for both Fe(III) and Fe(II) ions. It is an avid proton scavenger but not areducing agent.
1 showed a magnetic moment (
eff) of 4.3
B inthe solid, which changed to 6.0
B in solution. This change inspin state is common for all iron porphrinogens.
1 showedpolymorphism, and with pyridine in the lattice, it changed to Et
4N[L' 'Fe
III]·DCM
0.5Py
1.5 (
2), possessing two different conformers.Calculation of these conformers at the density functional theorylevel showed the relative energies of all d orbital changes in threeconformers, highlighting the influence of the disposition of aperipheral ligand. Iodine oxidation of
1 yielded [L' '
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Fe
III][I
3·I
2+·I
3-](
3) with the introduction of two C
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-C
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bonds with concomitantreduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II). Its
eff (5.4
B) in the solid changedto 4.8
B in solution, suggesting a high spin state (
S = 2) forFe(II).