Synthesis and structures of the mononuclear iron(II) dialkyl FeR2 and the iron(II) dithiolate complex tBu3C6H2>

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(94)05254-9

The thermally stable iron(II) dialkyl, 1 was obtained in good yield from 2 and FeCl2.Reaction of 1 with ArSH yielded the novel neutral mononuclear iron(II) dithiolate complex 2.An X-ray diffraction study revealed that the alkyl ligands in 1 are bonded to the metal center in a chelating manner, whereas in 2 one alkyl ligand has been converted into a neutral alkane species by ArSH, but remains coordinated to the iron(II) center via its pyridyl nitrogen atom.Keywords: Iron; Thiolate; Pyridine; Silicon; Crystal structure