title: High spin d5 complexes of tris(6-hydroxymethyl-2-pyridylmethyl)amine (H3L): hepta-coordinated [Mn(H3L)]Cl2 and linear trinuclear [Fe3L2](ClO4)3.
abstract: Reaction of MnCl(2).4H(2)O with H(3)L (H(3)L = tris(6-hydroxymethyl-2-pyridylmethyl)amine) in methanol gives hepta-coordinated [Mn(H(3)L)]Cl(2) involving attachment of Mn(II) to all four nitrogens and three hydroxymethyl arms. Reaction of H(3)L with Fe(ClO(4))(2).6H(2)O in CH(3)CN in the presence of NaO(2)CC(6)H(5) in an attempt to make [Fe(III)OH(H(3)L)(O(2)CC(6)H(5))](ClO(4)), a putative model for soybean lipoxygenase-1, instead gave rise to the linear triiron(III) complex [Fe(3)L(2)](ClO(4))(3) with all three hydroxymethyl arms deprotonated and forming three alkoxide bridges between each Fe(III) centre. The central Fe(III) is hexa-coordinated to only the alkoxide bridges and flanked by two hepta-coordinated iron(III) centres analogous to the Mn(ii) complex. [Fe(3)L(2)](ClO(4))(3) exhibits two reversible 1e(-) reductions to mixed-valence [Fe(3)L(2)](2+) and [Fe(3)L(2)](+) forms. Structure data and magnetochemistry on [Fe(3)L(2)](ClO(4))(3) reveals the tightest Fe-O-Fe angle (87.4 degrees ) and shortest Fe...Fe distance (2.834 A) yet found for any weakly antiferromagnetically-coupled high spin alkoxide-bridged di- or triiron(iii) system and challenges current theories involved in correlating the extent/nature of magnetic interactions in such systems based on Fe-O(bridge) distances and Fe-O-Fe angles. The central hexa-alkoxide coordinated Fe(III) is novel and shows a remarkable resistance towards reduction to Fe(II).
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife, UKKY16 9ST. dtr@st-andrews.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guisado-Barrios
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Alexandra M Z
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Slawin
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Richens
authors.forename: Ian A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Gass
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Lesley J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Yellowlees
authors.forename: Euan K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Brechin
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D017606:Chlorine Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006900:Hydroxylation; D008280:Magnetics; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008745:Methylation; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D017606:Chlorine Compounds; D017895:Manganese Compounds; D011725:Pyridines; D003300:Copper; C023666:pyridine; D010100:Oxygen