Abstract

The new iron-thiolate complex [CpFe(dppe)SC6H4OH]PF6 (1), prepared by the oxidative addition of CpFe(dppe)I (2) to HSC6H4OH (3), reacts in one step with N3P3Cl6 (4) in acetone to give the hexanuclear iron-triolate complex N3P3[CpFe(dppe)SC6 H4O]6 (5), the first cyclotriphosphazene containing thiolate groups coordinated to a metal. Electrochemical data suggest the absence of electronic communication between the iron centers. Magnetic properties for the new complexes are discussed