Stabilisation of μ-peroxido-bridged Fe(iii) intermediates with non-symmetric bidentate N-donor ligands†
Abstract
The spectroscopic characterisation of the (μ-1,2-peroxido)diiron(III) species formed transiently upon reaction of [Fe(II)(NN)3]2+ complexes with H2O2 by UV/vis absorption and resonance Raman spectroscopy is reported. The intermediacy of such species in the disproportionation of H2O2 is demonstrated.
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