Facile and Reversible Formation of Iron(III)-Oxo-Cerium(IV) Adducts from Nonheme Oxoiron(IV) Complexes and Cerium(III).

ABSTRACT: Ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN) or Ce^IV (NH₄ )₂ (NO₃ )₆ is often used in artificial water oxidation and generally considered to be an outer-sphere oxidant. Herein we report the spectroscopic and crystallographic characterization of [(N4Py)Fe^III -O-Ce^IV (OH₂ )(NO₃ )₄ ]⁺ (3), a complex obtained from the reaction of [(N4Py)Fe^II (NCMe)]²⁺ with 2 equiv CAN or [(N4Py)Fe^IV =O]²⁺ (2) with Ce^III (NO₃ )₃ in MeCN. Surprisingly, the formation of 3 is reversible, the position of the equilibrium being dependent on the MeCN/water ratio of the solvent. These results suggest that the Fe^IV and Ce^IV</

SUBMITTER: Draksharapu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5598155 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature