Abstract

[Cp*Fe-dicyclopenta(a,f)naphthalene-FeCp*]n- (Cp* = pentamethylciclopentadiene, n = 0, 1), respectively named complexes V and VI, were synthesized and characterized. The X-ray structure has been solved and 1H-, 13C-NMR and elemental analysis were performed for the n = 0 complex. Cyclic voltammetry showed a potential difference of 360 mV within the two redox peaks. An absorption band at 850 nm was assigned to an intervalence band. The Mössbauer investigations show a uniform Fe2+ environment for the neutral compound and two sites, assigned to Fe2+ and Fe3+ for the monoxidized compound. The information gathered by all the previously mentioned techniques indicates that the studied binuclear compound belongs to the mixed valence class II using Robin and Day classification. © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.