X-Ray absorption spectroscopic study of the AlPO4-5: ferrocene inclusion compound and its thermally decomposed products
Abstract
The synthesis and decomposition of an inclusion compound, AlPO4: Fe(C5H5)2 is reported. This, and the decomposition products have been characterised by extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. The clustering of iron atoms either through Fe—Fe or Fe—O—Fe interactions is shown to be absent. Instead, FeIII is sited within the double 6-rings of the 12-ring system. A model for distortions of the local lattice about FeIII is proposed.