The hapticity of the acenaphthylene ligand in its mononuclear, binuclear, and trinuclear iron carbonyl complexes

Abstract

The structures and energetics of the acenaphthylene iron carbonyl complexes (C12H8)Fe(CO)n (n = 4, 3, 2), (C12H8)Fe2(CO)n (n = 8, 7, 6, 5, 4), and (C12H8)Fe3(CO)n (n = 9, 8) have been examined using density functional theory.