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The electronic ground state of [Fe(CO)3 (NO)](-) : a spectroscopic and theoretical study
Johannes E M N Klein1, Burkhard Miehlich, Michael S Holzwarth
1Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart (Germany).
Abstract:
During the past 10 years iron-catalyzed reactions have become established in the field of organic synthesis. For example, the complex anion [Fe(CO)3 (NO)](-) , which was originally described by Hogsed and Hieber, shows catalytic activity in various organic reactions. This anion is commonly regarded as being isoelectronic with [Fe(CO)4 ](2-) , which, however, shows poor catalytic activity. The spectroscopic and quantum chemical investigations presented herein reveal that the complex ferrate [Fe(CO)3 (NO)](-) cannot be regarded as a Fe(-II) species, but rather is predominantly a Fe(0) species, in which the metal is covalently bonded to NO(-) by two π-bonds. A metal-N σ-bond is not observed.
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