Activation of proton by the two-electron reduction of a di-iron organometallic complex

Autor: Jean-François Capon, Philippe Schollhammer, Jean Talarmin, Frédéric Gloaguen
Přispěvatelé: Chimie, Electrochimie Moléculaires et Chimie Analytique (CEMCA), Institut Brestois Santé Agro Matière (IBSAM), Université de Brest (UBO)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Journal of electroanalytical chemistry and interfacial electrochemistry
Journal of electroanalytical chemistry and interfacial electrochemistry, Elsevier, 2006, 595 (1), pp.47-52. ⟨10.1016/j.jelechem.2006.06.005⟩
ISSN: 0022-0728
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2006.06.005⟩
Popis: Fe 2 (bdt)(CO) 6 ( 1 ) (bdt = benzenedithiolate) exhibits a chemically reversible two-electron reduction at −1.27 V vs. Fc +/0 in CH 3 CN + Bu 4 NPF 6 electrolyte. The increase in height of the reduction wave of complex 1 upon increasing the concentration of toluenesulfonic acid (p K a ∼ 8 in CH 3 CN) is consistent with a catalysis of the proton reduction reaction ( k cat ∼ 500 M −1 s −1 ). The reaction scheme, derived from the simulation of the voltammetric responses, involves the initial formation of the dianion 1 2− followed by two successive reactions with acid. The last protonation step is the rate determining step in the catalytic cycle. Using experiments conducted with acetic acid (p K a ∼ 23 in CH 3 CN), we further shown that the intermediate species 1 H − is a significantly weaker base than the dianion 1 2− .
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