Disubstituted derivatives of (L—L)Fe2(CO)6 (L—L = fluorocarbon bridged ligand)
The complexes (L—L)Fe2(CO)6 react with a range of bidentate ligands to give the complexes (L—L)′(L—L)Fe2(CO)4 ((L—L) = fluorocarbon-bridged ligand such as f4fars, f4AsP etc. (L—L)′ = fluorocarbon- and hydrocarbon-bridged ligands such as f4AsP diars etc.). Spectroscopic studies, in particular magnetically perturbed Mössbauer measurements, indicate that (L—L)′ in most complexes is chelated to one iron atom, FeA. This leaves one CO group on FeAcis to the FeA—FeB bond and three on FeB. A smaller class of derivatives appear to have (L—L)′ bridging the two iron atoms cis to the FeA—FeB bond. The sign of Vzz is positive at both iron sites in the bridged derivatives. It is negative at FeA and positive at FeB in the other complexes.