Coordination polymers of 5-substituted 1,2,3,4-tetracyanocyclopentadienides: structural and electrochemical properties of complex compounds of 5-amino- and 5-nitro-tetracyanocyclopentadienide

Abstract

Compounds of the 5 amino (ATCC) and 5 nitro 1,2,3,4 tetracyanocyclopentadienide (NTCC) ligand with iron(II) and iron(III), silver(I) and potassium(I) were prepared and characterized by electrochemical methods using EPR, cyclic voltammetry and Mößbauer spectroscopy as well as UV-Vis spectroscopy. The investigation sheds light on the free radical activity in non- as well as transition metal compounds, and shows signs of photoinduced electron transfer in transition metal compounds of the ligands. We characterized silver(I) and potassium compounds of the compounds via X-ray diffraction, with one of the structures exhibiting a porous coordination polymer.