Alkaloids as Ligands. 2. Synthesis and Characterization of Iron(II) Halide Complexes Containing L-sparteine

Author

James T. Wrobleski
Gary J. Long, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Iron(II) compounds of l-sparteine, sp, are four-coordinate, pseudotetrahedral complexes of the type Fe(sp)X₂, where X is Cl, Br, or I. The infrared spectra suggest that sp adopts an all-chair conformation in these complexes. Furthermore, the infrared spectra show four bands below 600 cm^-1, two of which are halide sensitive. These absorptions have been assigned to iron-ligand stretching modes. X-ray powder patterns of Fe(sp)Cl₂ and Fe(sp)Br₂ are identical to the analogous pseudotetrahedral cobalt(II) compounds. These iron compounds have room temperature magnetic moments close to 5.3 µ_B and display a characteristics low-intensity absorption near 4000 cm^-1 which has been assigned to the ⁵E → ⁵T₂ ligand-field transition. Mössbauer effect spectral results indicate the quadrupole interaction is approximately 2.9 mm/s. The chemical isomer shift increases from 1.03 to0 1.25 to 1.29 mm/s (relative to α-iron foil) for the chloride, bromide, and iodide complexes respectively. The latter two values are among the highest observed for tetrahedral iron(II) complexes.

Recommended Citation

J. T. Wrobleski and G. J. Long, "Alkaloids as Ligands. 2. Synthesis and Characterization of Iron(II) Halide Complexes Containing L-sparteine," Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol. 30, no. C, pp. 221 - 225, Elsevier Limited, Feb 1978.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-1693(00)89040-4

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Chemistry

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0020-1693

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English

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© 1978 Elsevier Limited, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 1978