Electrochemical Properties and Structure of Multi-Ferrocenyl Phosphorus Thioesters.

ABSTRACT: The reaction of triferrocenylthiophosphite with elemental sulfur leads to triferrocenyltetrathiophosphate. The molecule of tetrathiophosphate adopts propeller-like all synclinal-conformation of the ferrocenyl fragments respective to the P=S bond. All ferrocenyl groups have nearly ideal eclipsed conformation of the cyclopentadienyl fragments. The Fc3S3P (1), Fc3S3P=O, (2) and Fc3S3P=S (3) demonstrate three reversible and well-separated ferrocenyl-based redox events. The electronic structures of 1-3 have been studied quantum-chemically; the energies and composition of frontier orbitals have been calculated.

SUBMITTER: Shekurov R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7070987 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature