CH25087One-electron oxidation and protonation of diferrocenylphenylphosphine
Formally, the two ions [Fc2PhP]+ and [Fc2PhPH]+ differ only by the mass of a proton. Although the molecular structures established by single crystal X-ray crystallography show very close resemblance, the spectroscopic properties (77Fe Mößbauer, 31P NMR, UV-Vis) are very different. The ion [Fc2PhP]+ comprises a phosphorus centred radical cation rather than a mixed valent FeII/FeIII species. (Image credit: Corina Stoian.)
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