Tetramesityldiiron
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dimesityliron
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C36H44Fe2 | |
Appearance | red solid |
Density | 1.19 g/cm3 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetramesityldiiron is an organoiron compound with the formula Fe2(C6H2(CH3)3)4. It is a red, air-sensitive solid that is used as a precursor to other iron complexes. It adopts a centrosymmetric structure.[1] The complex is a Lewis acid, forming monomeric adducts, e.g. Fe(C6H2(CH3)3)2pyridine2. The complex is prepared by treating ferrous halides with the Grignard reagent formed from mesityl bromide:[2][3]
- 2 FeCl2 + 4 BrMgC6H2(CH3)3 → Fe2(C6H2(CH3)3)4 + 2 MgBrCl
References
[edit]- ^ Müller, Hardy; Seidel, Wolfgang; Görls, Helmar (1993). "Chemistry of dimesityliron. VI. The structure of tetramesityldiiron". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 445: 133–6. doi:10.1016/0022-328X(93)80198-K.
- ^ Klose, Alain; Solari, Euro; Floriani, Carlo; Chiesi-Villa, Angiola; Rizzoli, Corrado; Re, Nazzareno (1994). "Magnetic Properties Diagnostic for the Existence of Iron(II)-Iron(II) Bonds in Dinuclear Complexes Which Derive from Stepwise Insertion Reactions on Unsupported Iron-Aryl Bonds". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116 (20): 9123–9135. doi:10.1021/ja00099a030.
- ^ Martinez, Gabriel Espinosa; Killion, Jack A.; Jackson, Bailey J.; Fout, Alison R. (2018). "Sterically Crowded σ- and π-Bonded Metal Aryl Complexes". Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 36. pp. 50–55. doi:10.1002/9781119477822.ch4. ISBN 978-1-119-47782-2. S2CID 104749729.