Abstract
The [FeIV(O)(Me3NTB)]2+ (Me3NTB=tris[(1-methyl-benzimidazol-2-yl)methyl]amine) complex 1 has been shown by Mössbauer spectroscopy to have an S=1 ground state at 4 K, but is proposed to become an S=2 trigonal-bipyramidal species at higher temperatures based on a DFT model to rationalize its very high C−H bond-cleavage reactivity. In this work, 1H NMR spectroscopy was used to determine that 1 does not have C3-symmetry in solution and is not an S=2 species. Our results show that 1 is unique among nonheme FeIV=O complexes in retaining its S=1 spin state and high reactivity at 193 K, providing evidence that S=1 FeIV=O complexes can be as reactive as their S=2 counterparts. This result emphasizes the need to identify factors besides the ground spin state of the FeIV=O center to rationalize nonheme oxoiron(IV) reactivity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 9608-9613 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 41 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 22 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We gratefully acknowledge the support of the U.S. National Science Foundation (grants CHE-1665391 to L.Q. and CHE-1654060 to Y.G.). The Bruker Avance III HD nanobay 400 MHz spectrometer used in this study was purchased from funds provided by the Office of the Vice President of Research, the College of Science and Engineering, and the Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota. We thank Dr. Letitia Yao for her advice on our NMR experiments and Prof. John Lipscomb and Shuangning Xu for their valuable input into the interpretation of our kinetic data.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- DFT calculations
- NMR spectroscopy
- nonheme iron
- oxoiron(IV) complexes
- two-state reactivity