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Redox reactivity of bis(1,4,7-triazacyclononane)iron(II/III) complexes in alkaline solution and characterization of a deprotonated species: Amidoiron(III) vs aminyliron(II) ground-state formulation. EPR, kinetic, pulse radiolysis, and laser photolysis study

, , , and . Inorganic Chemistry, 27 (3): 440--447 (1988)
DOI: 10.1021/ic00276a003

Abstract

The redox reactivity of low-spin Fe(H3L)23+ and Fe(H3L)22+ (H3L = 1,4,7-triazacyclononane) in alk. aq. soln. was studied. Orange FeIII(H3L)23+ is reversibly deprotonated (pKa = 11.4 $\pm$ 0.4) in alk. soln. to yield a deep blue species, which was characterized by its frozen-soln. EPR spectrum as the low-spin amidoiron(III) complex, FeII(H3L)(H2L)2+. The aminyl radical Fe(II) formation, FeIIH3L(H2L)2+, is proposed to be an electronically excited state (ligand-to-metal charge transfer). FeIII(H3L)(H2L)2+ disproportionates slowly under anaerobic conditions to yield FeII(H3L)22+ and probably FeII(H3L)(OH2)32+ and a 2-electron-oxidn. product of 1 H3L, which was not characterized. In the presence of an external oxidant (H2O2 or O) the blue species decomps. to produce quant. 1 equiv of oxidized macrocycle and FeIII(H3L)(OH2)33+. The kinetics of both reactions were measured. Pulse radiolysis expts. have shown that the oxidn. of Fe(H3L)22+ with Br2.bul.-, I2.bul.- and (SCN)2.bul.- and O-centered radicals such as OH.bul. and the phenoxy radical yield FeIII(H3L)3+ at nearly diffusion controlled rates at pH 4-10. At higher pH values (11-13) the blue amidoiron(III) species is formed. FeIII(H3L)(H2L)2+ oxidizes ascorbate(2-) to give FeII(H3L22+ and the ascorbate(1-) radical. Laser photolysis of solns. of FeL22+ at pH 8-10 with 20-ns pulses from a KrF excimer laser (l = 248 nm) produces Fe(H3L23+ and the hydrated electron with a quantum yield of 0.9; at pH \textgreater10 Fe(H3L)(H2L)2+ and e-(aq) are produced at the same rate. on SciFinder(R)

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