Spin equilibria in iron(II) hexa-amine cages

Lisandra L. Martin, Karl S. Hagen, Andreas Hauser, Raymond L. Martin, Alan M. Sargeson

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Abstract

Iron(II) cage complexes [Fe{(1-X, 8-Y)-sar}]2+ (X = Y = H, NH2, or NH3+, or X = Me, Y = H, sar = 3,6,10,13,16,19-hexa-azabicyclo[6.6.6]icosane) show high-spin ( 5T2g origin) ⇌ low-spin (1A1g origin) equilibria in solution, characterised by measurements of magnetism and visible and 1H n.m.r. spectra.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1313-1315
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number19
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1988

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