Variable temperature Mössbauer spectroscopic studies of oxo-centered trinuclear mixed-valence iron succinate, mesaconate and isophthalate complexes

Abstract

Three new oxo-centered trinuclear mixed-valence iron complexes, iron succinate, iron mesaconate and iron isophthalate have been prepared. Temperature dependent valence delocalization processes were observed for all the complexes on variable temperature Mö ssbauer spectroscopic studies. Two clear quadrupole split doublets attributed to high-spin Fe(III) and high-spin Fe(II) states were existed for the complexes at liquid nitrogen temperature. At room temperature a nearly averaged singlet peak was observed for mesaconate complex and averaged doublet peaks were observed for succinate and isophthalate complexes with IS values 0.68 and 0.68 mms j1 and QS values 0.44 and 0.48 mms j1 respectively.