Isolation and Characterization of a Cationic 19-Electron Iron(III) Hydride Complex; Electron Transfer Induced Hydride Migration by Carbon Monoxide at an Iron(III) Centre

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/c39920001602

The first hypervalent 19-electron metal hydride complex PF6 3, synthesized from the 17-electron iron(III) hydride complex PF6 2, is isolated and its structure is established by IR, Moessbauer and ESR data; reaction of the iron(III) complex 2 with carbon monoxide causes hydride transfer to the C5Me5 ligand through an electrochemical chemical electrochemical (ECE)-like pathway .