Redox Properties of Iron Complexes with Pentadentate Bispidine Ligands
The solution coordination chemistry of iron complexes with the pentadentate bispidine ligands L1, L2, and L3 (dimethyl 9-oxo-2,4-di(pyridin-2-yl)-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-1,5-dicarboxylate derivatives) was examined. While in acetonitrile, (L1,2)FeII/III species have a preference for Cl– as co-ligand. The corresponding aqua and hydroxido complexes also prevail in the presence of Cl– in aqueous solution. The observed FeII/III potentials in water (cyclic voltammetry) and potentials of (L1–3)FeIV=O (buffered and unbuffered aqueous solutions) are strikingly similar, i.e. the latter are assigned to (L1–3)FeII/III potentials, and published potentials of FeIV=O complexes with other ligands with uncharged amine-pyridine donors, obtained by cyclic voltammetry, have to be considered with caution.