Carboxamido nitrogens are good donors for Fe(III): Syntheses, structures, and properties of two low-spin nonmacrocyclic iron(III) complexes with tetracarboxamido-N coordination

Marlin DS; Olmstead MM; Mascharak PK

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.38, No.13, 3258-3260, 1999

Marlin DS, Olmstead MM, Mascharak PK

Two nonmacrocyclic ligands with pyridine and carboxamide nitrogens as donors readily form his complexes of the type [(FeL2)-L-III](+) in which the Fe(III) centers exhibit preference for coordination to carboxamido nitrogens over pyridine nitrogens. These Fe(III) complexes with deprotonated carboxamido nitrogens are very stable in water.

Keywords:TRANSITION-METAL CHEMISTRY;BIS-AMIDE LIGAND;NITRILEHYDRATASE;CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE;CENTERS;OXIDATION;IRON