ABSTRACT
A novel macrocyclic complex [Fe2(CO)6{µ-(S(CH2)3)2S}]2 (2) has been synthesized by the reaction of Fe3(CO)12 with 1,2,6,10,11,15-hexathiacyclooctadecane (1). This tetranuclear macrocyclic complex has been isolated and characterized by IR spectroscopy, 1H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry as well as elemental analysis. The solid state structures of 1,2,6,10,11,15-hexathiacyclooctadecane (1) and [Fe2(CO)6{µ-(S(CH2)3)2S}]2 (2) were determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis.
Funding
H. Abul-Futouh thanks the Deutscher Akademischer Austansch Dienst (DAAD) for scholarship.