Electrochemical oxidation-reduction of organometallic complexes. Effect of the oxidation state on the pathways for reductive elimination of dialkyliron complexes

W Lau, JC Huffman, JK Kochi

Index: Lau, W.; Huffman, J. C.; Kochi, J. K. Organometallics, 1982 , vol. 1, p. 155 - 169

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Abstract

A series of octahedral dialkylbis (cr, d-bipyridine) iron (II) complexes A are synthesized and shown to exist in the cis configuration, both in the crystal and in solution. Transient electrochemical techniques are used to identify two other oxidation states, viz., the dialkyliron (II1) cation B and the dialkyliron (1V) dication C. The AB couple is electrochemically reversible, and crystalline diakyhon (II1) salts of B can be isolated and ...