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  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Phosphorus Chemistry

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  • Iron complexes with phosphorus-based ligands are crucial in catalysis and materials science.
  • Understanding ligand binding modes is key to controlling complex reactivity and properties.
  • Triphosphane ligands offer diverse coordination possibilities due to their unique P-P-P backbone.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize novel iron(II) complexes featuring R2P-P-PR2 triphosphane ligands.
  • To investigate the influence of substituent size (R=tBu, iPr) on ligand binding modes and complex formation.
  • To explore the formation of different isomers and chelate structures in these iron complexes.

Main Methods:

  • Metathesis reactions for the synthesis of iron(II)-triphosphane complexes.
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for solution-state characterization.
  • Single-crystal X-ray diffraction for solid-state structural determination.
  • Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations to support synthetic findings.

Main Results:

  • Synthesis of iron(II) complexes with R2P-P-PR2 ligands.
  • Formation of two isomers with R=tBu: one ylidic (terminal P binds to Fe) and one with central P bound to Fe.
  • Chelate complex formation with R=iPr (both terminal P atoms bind to Fe).
  • Preference for the ylidic structure when using mixed-substituted triphosphanes.

Conclusions:

  • The size of substituents on the triphosphane ligand significantly dictates the binding mode to the iron(II) center.
  • Steric effects control the formation of ylidic, central-binding, or chelate isomers.
  • This study provides insights into the rational design of iron complexes with tailored ligand coordination.