Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 9, 2026

Preparation of 6-aminocyclohepta-2,4-dien-1-one Derivatives via Tricarbonyl(tropone)iron
Published on: August 12, 2019
Structure-sensitive resonance Raman bands of capped tetraphenylporphyrinatoiron complexes
J E Linard1, D F Shriver, F Basolo
1Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201.
Abstract:
Resonance Raman spectra have been determined for the capped tetraphenylporphyrinatoiron complexes and their base adducts. The five-coordinate mono-base complexes of these porphyrin complexes display Raman spectra that are nearly identical to those previously determined for five-coordinate iron(II) tetraphenylporphyrin complexes in the marker regions around 1540, 1345, and 370 cm(-1). A similar correspondence is found between Raman bands of iron(II) complexes of the capped complexes and those of tetraphenylporphyrin. By contrast, the unusual pseudo-six-coordinate iron(II) complexes more closely resemble high-spin five-coordinate systems in the 1540 and 1345 cm(-1) regions, but in the 380 cm(-1) region the resemblance is closer to the low-spin six-coordinate tetraphenylporphyrin complexes. These results provide spectroscopic confirmation for the unique nature of these pseudo-six-coordinate complexes.
More Related Videos
12:08Catalytic Reactions at Amine-Stabilized and Ligand-Free Platinum Nanoparticles Supported on Titania During Hydrogenation of Alkenes and Aldehydes
Published on: June 24, 2022
10:51The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Related Concept Videos
Valence Bond Theory
Colors and Magnetism
When atoms or molecules absorb light at the proper frequency, their electrons are excited to higher-energy orbitals. For many main group atoms and molecules, the absorbed photons are in the ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic spectrum, which cannot be detected by the human eye. For coordination compounds, the energy difference between the d orbitals often allows photons in the visible range to be absorbed and emitted, which is seen as colors by the human eye.
IR Spectrum Peak Splitting: Symmetric vs Asymmetric Vibrations
Raman Spectroscopy: Overview
However, a small fraction of the scattered light exhibits a frequency shift due to the exchange of energy between the incident photons and the...
Crystal Field Theory - Octahedral Complexes
To explain the observed behavior of transition metal complexes (such as colors), a model involving electrostatic interactions between the electrons from the ligands and the electrons in the unhybridized d orbitals of the central metal atom has been developed. This electrostatic model is crystal field theory (CFT). It helps to understand, interpret, and predict the colors, magnetic behavior, and some structures of coordination compounds of transition metals.
CFT focuses on...
IR Frequency Region: Fingerprint Region
The...