title: Coordinated hydrazone ligands as nucleophiles: reactions of Fe(papy)2.
abstract: The diamagnetic iron(II) complexes of the hydrazone ligand pyridinecarboxaldehyde-2'-pyridylhydrazone (papyH) have been characterized by NMR, IR, UV-vis, and electrochemistry. The dication Fe(papyH)(2)(2+) undergoes reversible one-electron oxidation at 0.66 V vs internal ferrocene and shows a strong metal-ligand charge-transfer band in the visible region at 524 nm. Deprotonation with NaOH gives diamagnetic, neutral Fe(papy)(2) with an oxidation potential of -0.25 V vs internal ferrocene and a charge-transfer band at 603 nm. Fe(papy)(2) reacts with active alkylating agents to give dialkyl complexes Fe(papyR)(2)(2+) with spectroscopic properties similar to those of Fe(papyH)(2)(2+). Monitoring the alkylation by UV-vis reveals the intermediacy of a monoalkylated species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Detroit Mercy, P.O. Box 19900, Detroit, Michigan 48219, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Wasim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Aris
authors.forename: David J R
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brook