The tripod ligands RCH2C(CH2PPh2)3 react with (CH3CN)6Fe(BF4)2 to yield the tripod-Fe(II) complexes RCH2C(CH2PPh2)3Fe(CH3CN)3(BF4)2 (R = H, la; R = Ph, lb). The octahedral low spin Fe(II) compounds are shown by cyclic voltammetry to undergo reversible one electron oxidation at +1.47 V (vs. SCE) to give the corresponding Fe(III) derivatives.In a similar way (CH3CN)6Co(BF4)2 reacts with the same tripod ligands to produce the tripod-Co(II) complexes RCH2C(CH2PPh2)3Co(CH3CN)2(BF4)2 (R = H, 2a; R = Ph, 2b). The compounds are paramagnetic (2a, g = 2.123; 2b, g = 2.129). The structure of complex 2b shows that the tripod ligand is facially coordinated with one longer (233.1 pm) and two shorter (about 222 pm) Co—P bonds. Reversible reduction is found for 2a at —0.30 V by cyclic voltammetry. The compounds have been characterized by spectroscopic and analytical techniques including X-ray analyses.
Funktionalisierte tripod-Liganden mit Neopentan-Grundgerüst: Umsetzung von HOCH2C(CH2PR2)3 mit Elektrophilen / Functionalized tripod-Ligands with N eopentane Fram ew ork: R eaction of HOCH2C(CH2PR2)3 with Electrophiles