A series of potentially tetradentate and pentadentate ligands modelled on BPMEN has been prepared and their iron(II) bis(triflate) complexes have been isolated and characterised by spectroscopic and crystallographic techniques (BPMEN = N,N'-bis(pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine). Changes to the BPMEN ligand have invariably led to complexes with different coordination modes or geometries and with inferior catalytic efficiencies for the oxidation of cyclohexane with H2O2. The reaction of an iron(II) complex containing a pentadentate BPMEN-type ligand with O2 has resulted in ligand degradation via oxidative N-dealkylation and the isolation of a bis(hydroxo)-bridged dinuclear iron(III) complex with a picolinate-type ligand.
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