Iron(III) complexes with a biologically relevant aroylhydrazone: crystallographic evidence for coordination versatility

Dariusz Matoga; Janusz Szklarzewicz; Katarzyna Stadnicka; Musa S Shongwe

doi:10.1021/ic701435x

Iron(III) complexes with a biologically relevant aroylhydrazone: crystallographic evidence for coordination versatility

Inorg Chem. 2007 Oct 29;46(22):9042-4. doi: 10.1021/ic701435x. Epub 2007 Sep 25.

Authors

Dariusz Matoga¹, Janusz Szklarzewicz, Katarzyna Stadnicka, Musa S Shongwe

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland. matoga@chemia.uk.edu.pl

PMID: 17892285
DOI: 10.1021/ic701435x

Abstract

Complexation of iron(III) with the heterodonor chelating agent 3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene benzoylhydrazine, H2(3,5-tBu2)salbh, in the absence or presence of a base affords the complex cation [Fe{H(3,5-tBu2)salbh}2]+ or the neutral compound [Fe{H(3,5-tBu2)salbh}{(3,5-tBu2)salbh}], respectively, as revealed by single-crystal X-ray analyses. Such a synthetic and crystallographic demonstration of the coordination versatility of an aroylhydrazone toward iron is uncommon. The oxidation and spin states of the iron have been verified with magnetic and spectroscopic measurements.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crystallography, X-Ray
Ferric Compounds / chemistry*
Hydrazones / chemistry*
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure

Substances

Ferric Compounds
Hydrazones