The structure and magnetism of a trimetallic µ-oxo ruthenium(IV) porphyrin–iron(III) salicylideneamine complex containing the Fe–O–Ru–O–Fe system

Abstract

The redox reaction between trans-dioxotetraphenylporphyrinruthenium(VI) and two equivalents of the five-coordinate iron(II) salicylideneamine complex Fe(salmah) in toluene results in the transfer of two electrons and formation of the novel bis-µ-oxo trimetallic complex [Ru^IV(tpp){OFe^III(salmah)}₂] containing first and second row d-blockions which has been characterized by a crystal structure determination and its variable temperature magnetic properties.