Structural, Magnetic, and Mössbauer Spectral Study of the Electronic Spin-State Transition in [Fe{HC(3-Mepz)₂(5-Mepz)}₂](BF₄)₂

Abstract

The complex [Fe{HC(3-Mepz)2(5-Mepz)}2](BF4)2 (pz = pyrazolyl ring) has been prepared by the reaction of HC(3Mepz)2(5-Mepz) with Fe(BF4)2-6H2O. The solid state structures obtained at 294 and 150 K show a distorted iron(II) octahedral N6 coordination environment with the largest deviations arising from the restrictions Imposed by the chelate rings. At 294 K the complex Is predominately high-spin with Fe-N bond distances averaging 2.14 Å, distances that are somewhat shorter than expected for a purely high-spin iron(l I) complex because of the presence of an admixture of about 80% high-spin and 20% low-spin iron(II). At 294 K the twisting of the pyrazolyl rings from the ideal (symmetry averages only 2.2°, a much smaller twist than has been observed previously in similar complexes. At 150 K the Fe- N bond distances average 1.99 Å, indicative of an almost fully low-spin iron(ll) complex; the twist angle is only 1.3°, as expected for a complex with these Fe- N bond distances. The magnetic properties show that the complex undergoes a gradual change from low-spin iron(II) below 85 K to high-spin iron(II) at 400 K. The 4.2 to 60 K Mössbauer spectra correspond to a fully low-spin iron(II) complex but, upon further warming above 85 K, the iron(ll) begins to undergo spin-state relaxation between the low- and high-spin forms on the Mössbauer time scale. At 155 and 315 K the complex exhibits spin-state relaxation rates of 0.36 and 7.38 MHz, respectively, and an Arrhenlus plot of the logarithm of the relaxation rate yields an activation energy of 670 ± 40 cm-1 for the spin-state relaxation.

Department(s)

Chemistry

Keywords and Phrases

Ferric Ion; Iron; Iron Sulfur Protein; Chemical Structure; Chemistry; Electrochemistry; Electron; Magnetism; X Ray Diffraction; Electrochemistry; Electrons; Ferric Compounds; Iron; Iron-Sulfur Proteins; Magnetics; Molecular Structure; X-Ray Diffraction

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0020-1669

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Article - Journal

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English

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© 2009 American Chemical Society (ACS), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Sep 2009

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