联吡啶铁/H2O2体系在可见光下降解芥子气模拟剂2-CEES

采用联吡啶铁/H2O2体系在可见光照射条件下(λ>450nm)降解芥子气模拟剂2-氯乙基乙基硫醚(2-CEES).考察了不同反应条件下的降解效果,通过EPR分析确定了反应过程中产生的高活性物种,利用GC-MS和NMR等方法分析了反应的产物,跟踪了反应过程中TOC的变化,并根据结果对2-CEES光催化降解的反应机理进行了探讨.     

Pt/TiO2光催化甲烷重整水气制氢

在室温下以太阳能替代传统的高温高压热反应条件,在固定床装置中实现连续动态光催化甲烷重整水气(PSRM)制氢反应:CH4+2H2O(g)→4H2+CO2. 产物的主成分是H2和CO2,同时检测到微量或痕量的C2H6、C2H4和CO. 重点考察了以光沉积法负载Pt的TiO2(p-Pt/TiO2)为光催化剂,该反应体系在不同CH4/H2O进料摩尔比、进料的总流速、光照波长、催化剂用量以及贵金属的负载方式等的实验条件对氢气产率的影响. 最优化的反应条件为:CH4/H2O进料摩尔比为4; 进料总流速为0.5 mL.min-1; 光沉积负载要优于浸渍法; 相同的负载方式Pd和NiOx为比较优异的助催化剂; 最佳催化剂用量为20 mg.cm-2. 最后循环实验结果表明,p-Pt/TiO2及反应体系都具有比较高的稳定性.     

纳米TiO2光催化氧化乙醇反应机理的研究

以纳米TiO2 为催化剂 ,主波长为 36 4nm的汞灯为光源 ,通过气相色谱测定反应物和生成物的浓度变化 ,分别研究了体积量浓度为 0 1mol·L- 1 的CH3CH2 OH、CH3CHO和CH3COOH水溶液进行光催化氧化反应的速率。经Langmuir Hinshelwood方程进行核算 ,证明该组反应均为零级反应。TEM、XRD、SSA和FT IR PAS对催化剂进行了表征。根据FT IR PAS的检测结果提出了CH3CH2 OH光催化氧化反应的机理 :CH3CH2 OH [O] CH3CHO[O] CH3COOH [O] 碳 碳键断开[O] … [O] CO2 +H2 O     

CO2和CH3OH直接合成碳酸二甲酯Cu-Ni/V2O5-SiO2催化剂

采用表面反应改性法制备了V2O5 SiO2(VSiO)表面复合物 ,用等体积浸渍法制备了VSiO担载的Cu Ni双金属催化剂 ,用IR、TPD、TPSR和微反技术研究了CO2 和CH3OH在催化剂表面上的化学吸附与反应性能.结果表明,在Cu Ni/VSiO催化剂上存在着金属位Cu Ni合金、Lewis酸位Vn 和Lewis碱位V=O三类活性中心 ;CO2 在金属位和Lewis酸位协同作用下可生成CO2卧式吸附态M -(CO) -O→Vn ,此吸附态在138℃左右可解离成M -CO和V=O ;CH3OH在Lewis酸位和Lewis碱位协同作用下可形成解离吸附态V -OCH3和V -OH ;CO2 和CH3OH在Cu Ni/VSiO催化剂表面上的反应产物主要为碳酸二甲酯(DMC)、CH2O、CO和H2O ,其生成DMC的选择性在85%以上.     

固定态TiO_2光催化分解水中对氯苯胺(PCA)

本文以固定在泡沫镍网上的 Ti O2 为催化剂 ,对水中 PCA光催化降解行为进行了研究。结果表明 ,在有氧存在下 ,光催化能有效分解 PCA。反应速率依赖于 PCA的初始浓度、溶液 p H、氧气浓度等。对 PCA为 8.65× 10 -5mol dm-3时 ,初始量子产率为 4 .54%。 PCA完全矿化比其降解需要长得多的时间。缺氧时可通过外加阳极偏压促使光催化反应进行。 PCA的降解动力学可用 Langmuir- Hinshelwood方程来描述 ,中间产物主要有苯胺、对氯硝基苯、偶氮苯、4 - 4′-二氯偶氮苯和硝基苯 ,它们最终矿化为 NH4 +、Cl-、NO3-和 CO2 。     

负载型Sn2(OMe)2Cl2/SiO2催化剂的制备、表征与催化合成碳酸二甲酯

采用表面改性法制备了负载型Sn2(OMe)2Cl2/SiO2双核桥联配合物催化剂,用IR,TPD和微量反应技术研究了催化剂的表面结构、化学吸附性能和反应活性.结果表明,双核桥联配合物Sn2(OMe)2Cl2以O(Me)为桥,Cl为配体,并以Sn-O-Si形式键合到SiO2表面上;CO2与催化剂表面的金属离子Sn4+和桥基配体OMe的O2-形成桥式和甲氧碳酸酯基两种吸附态,CH3OH与催化剂表面的金属离子Sn4+仅形成一种分子吸附态;在413K以下,CO2和CH3OH在Sn2(OMe)2Cl2/SiO2催化剂表面上以近100%的选择性生成碳酸二甲酯;CO2在催化剂表面形成的甲氧碳酸酯基吸附态是生成DMC的关键物种,其与在同一活性中心的分子吸附态甲醇的反应决定了催化剂的活性和产物选择性.     

SnO_2-SiO_2负载Cu、Ni催化剂的CO_2加氢反应性能

采用表面反应改性法制备了SnO2 SiO2 (SnSiO)表面复合物载体 ,用等体积浸渍法制备了SnSiO担载的Cu Ni双金属催化剂。借助BET、XRD、TPR、IR和微反等技术研究了SnSiO及其负载的Ni、Cu双金属催化剂的表面构造、化学吸附及CO2 加氢反应性能。结果表明 :SnSiO是SnO2 单分子层价联于SiO2 表面的复合氧化物 ,仍保持类似SiO2载体的孔结构和比表面 ;SnO2 引入SiO2 表面后可以有效地促进CuO、NiO的还原 ,还原后成为负载在SnSiO载体表面的Cu Ni合金 ;CO2 在负载型Cu Ni合金表面Cu或表面Ni位上发生化学吸附 ,形成线式和剪式吸附态 ;CO2 在催化剂上的加氢反应产物主要是CH3 OH、CH4 、CO和H2 O ,生成CH3 OH的选择性与催化剂组成及反应条件密切相关。Cu Ni催化剂 ,在 0 5MPa ,170℃ ,H2 /CO2 (mol/mol)为 3的条件下 ,CH3 OH的选择性达到 84 6 %。     

[2-(2-羟基苯基)亚氨甲基苯硫酚根(2-)-N,O,S](2-甲氧羰基乙基-C,O)氯化锡的合成及性质

利用 2 -甲氧羰基乙基三氯化锡与硫代水杨醛缩邻氨基苯酚 (H2 L)进行反应合成了标题配合物 [2 -(2 -羟基苯基 )亚氨甲基苯硫酚根 (2 -) -N,O,S](2 -甲氧羰基乙基 -C,O)氯化锡 CH3OCOCH2 CH2 Sn Cl L(L=2 -SC6 H4 CH NC6 H4 O-2 ) ,该配合物与二甲基亚砜 (DMSO)、六甲基磷酰胺 (HMPA)等单齿配体反应生成混配配合物 CH3OCOCH2 CH2 Sn Cl LL′(L′=DMSO,HMPA) ,与醇 (ROH)反应生成相应的 2 -烷氧羰基乙基锡配合物 ROCOCH2 CH2 Sn Cl L.通过元素分析、红外光谱、核磁共振谱等对配合物的结构进行了表征 .用 X射线单晶衍射测定了标题配合物的晶体结构 ,晶体属三斜晶系 ,P1空间群 ,Z=2 ,晶胞参数 a=0 .870 4(2 )nm,b=0 .93 93 (3 ) nm,c=1 .45 1 1 (3 ) nm,α=98.0 5 (3 )°,β=1 0 3 .0 3 (3 )°,γ=96.99(3 )°.该配合物具有分子内羰基氧原子和配体 L的硫、氮、氧原子对锡原子配位的畸变八面体结构 .     

K_2O助剂对合成碳酸二甲酯用Cu-Ni/MoO_3-SiO_2催化剂吸附和反应性能的影响

用等体积浸渍法制备了MoO3 SiO2 (MoSiO)表面复合氧化物负载的Cu Ni K2 O催化剂。利用IR ,TPR ,TPD以及微反技术研究了K2 O助剂对CO2 和CH3OH在Cu Ni MoSiO催化剂表面上吸附和合成DMC(碳酸二甲酯 )反应性能的影响。结果表明 :K2 O助剂的加入 ,使CO2 在催化剂表面吸附强度增加 ,当K2 O含量达Cu Ni总量的 15 %时 ,CO2 在催化剂表面上吸附后生成K2 CO3;CH3OH在催化剂表面上的解离吸附态 (CH3O- H )的吸附强度减弱 ;CO2 和CH3OH在Cu Ni K2 O MoSiO催化剂表面反应主要产物为DMC ,H2 O ,CO和CH2 O。随着K2 O助剂的加入 ,反应转化率在 10 %之前增加 ,之后下降 ,DMC选择性稍有提高。副产物 (CO和CH2 O)的选择性下降。根据实验结果探讨了K2 O对催化剂表面活性中心的电荷分布的影响。     

亚稳态SO(c1∑-,v''=0)的猝灭动力学

在流动余辉装置上,研究了SO(c1∑-)的猝灭动力学过程.获得了SO2,O2,CO2,N2,He,CS2,CH3OH,C2H5OH,C3H7OH,C4H9OH,CH3COCH3,C6H6 CH2Cl2,CH2Br,CHCl3,CCl4等16种分子与SO(c1∑-)发生猝灭反应的速率常数.初步分析表明:醇类分子CnH2n+1OH(n=1,2,3,4)中的C-H键的数目与其对SO(c1∑-)的猝灭速率成正比;CO2,N2等非极性无机小分子对SO(c1∑-)的猝灭作用不明显,强极性分子SO2对SO(c1∑-)的猝灭作用较强.卤代烷烃中的卤素原子的大小对SO(c1∑-)的猝灭过程发挥着较重要的作用;而氯代烷烃中氯原子的个数与猝灭速率之间的关系不明显.     

Reactivity of molybdenum and rhenium hydroxo-carbonyl complexes toward organic electrophiles

The hydroxo compounds [Re(OH)(CO)(3)(N-N)] (N-N=bipy, 2 a; Me(2)-bipy, 2 b) were prepared in a biphasic H(2)O/CH(2)Cl(2) medium by reaction of [Re(OTf)(CO)(3)(N-N)] with KOH. In contrast, when anhydrous CH(2)Cl(2) was used, the binuclear hydroxo-bridged compound [[Re(CO)(3)(bipy)](2)(mu-OH)]OTf (3-OTf) was obtained. Compound [Re(OH)(CO)(3)(Me(2)-bipy)] (2 b) reacted with phenyl acetate or vinyl acetate to afford [Re(OAc)(CO)(3)(Me(2)-bipy)] (4) and phenol or acetaldehyde, respectively. The reactions of [Mo(OH)(eta(3)-C(3)H(4)-Me-2)(CO)(2)(phen)] (1), 2 a, and 2 b toward several unsaturated organic electrophiles were studied. The reaction of 1 with (p-tolyl)isocyanate afforded an adduct of N,N'-di(p-tolyl)urea and the carbonato-bridged compound [[Mo(eta(3)-C(3)H(4)-Me-2)(CO)(2)(phen)](2)(mu-eta(1)(O),eta(1)(O)-CO(3))] (5). In contrast, the reaction of 2 a with phenylisocyanate afforded [Re(OC(O)NHPh)(CO)(3)(bipy)] (6); this results from formal PhNCO insertion into the O-H bond. On the other hand, compounds [Mo[SC(O)NH(p-tolyl)](eta(3)-C(3)H(4)-Me-2)(CO)(2)(phen)] (7), [Re[SC(O)NH(p-tolyl)](CO)(3)(Me(2)-bipy)] (8 a), and [Re[SC(O)NHEt](CO)(3)(Me(2)-bipy)] (8 b) were obtained by reaction of 1 or 2 b with the corresponding alkyl or aryl isothiocyanates. In those cases, RNCS was inserted into the M-O bond. The reactions of 1, 2 a, and 2 b with dimethylacetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) gave the complexes [Mo[C(OH)-C(CO(2)Me)C(CO(2)Me)-O](eta(3)-C(3)H(4)-Me-2)(CO)(phen)] (9) and [Re[C(OH)C(CO(2)Me)C(CO(2)Me)O](CO)(2)(N-N)] (N-N=bipy, 10 a; Me(2)-bipy, 10 b). The molecules of these compounds contain five-membered metallacycles that are the result of coupling between the hydroxo ligand, DMAD, and one of the CO ligands. The new compounds were characterized by a combination of IR and NMR spectroscopy, and for [[Re(CO)(3)(bipy)(2)(mu-OH)]BF(4) (3-BF(4)), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 b, 9, and 10 b, also by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Visible absorption spectrum of the CH3CO radical

The visible absorption spectrum of the acetyl radical, CH(3)CO, was measured between 490 and 660 nm at 298 K using cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Gas-phase CH(3)CO radicals were produced using several methods including: (1) 248 nm pulsed laser photolysis of acetone (CH(3)C(O)CH(3)), methyl ethyl ketone (MEK, CH(3)C(O)CH(2)CH(3)), and biacetyl (CH(3)C(O)C(O)CH(3)), (2) Cl + CH(3)C(O)H --> CH(3)C(O) + HCl with Cl atoms produced via pulsed laser photolysis or in a discharge flow tube, and (3) OH + CH(3)C(O)H --> CH(3)CO + H(2)O with two different pulsed laser photolysis sources of OH radicals. The CH(3)CO absorption spectrum was assigned on the basis of the consistency of the spectra obtained from the different CH(3)CO sources and agreement of the measured rate coefficients for the reaction of the absorbing species with O(2) and O(3) with literature values for the CH(3)CO + O(2) + M and CH(3)CO + O(3) reactions. The CH(3)CO absorption spectrum between 490 and 660 nm has a broad peak centered near 535 nm and shows no discernible structure. The absorption cross section of CH(3)CO at 532 nm was measured to be (1.1 +/- 0.2) x 10(-19) cm(2) molecule(-1) (base e).     

固-液相转移催化合成V.醛亚胺的michael加成和羰基加成反应合成α-氨基 酸

报道了在以K~2CO~2为固体碱的固-液相转移催化条件下,用醛亚胺与亲电的 烯烃和醛类化合物进行Michael加成,羰基加成反应,合成了一系列醛亚胺亲核加成产物.并通过水解羰基加成产物制备了一系列丝氨酸衍生物.该法简便,温和,反应时间短,产率高,是合成具有取代基的甘氨酸,丙氨酸和丝氨酸及其酯的一种有用方法.     

Products of the gas-phase reactions of OH radicals with (C2H5O)2P(S)CH3 and (C2H5O)3PS

Products of the gas-phase reactions of OH radicals with O,O-diethyl methylphosphonothioate [(C2H5O)2P(S)CH3, DEMPT] and O,O,O-triethyl phosphorothioate [(C2H5O)3PS, TEPT] have been investigated at room temperature and atmospheric pressure of air using in situ atmospheric pressure ionization mass spectrometry (API-MS) and, for the TEPT reaction, gas chromatography and in situ Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Combined with products quantified previously by gas chromatography, the products observed were: from the DEMPT reaction, (C2H5O)2P(O)CH3 (21+/-4% yield) and C2H5OP(S)(CH3)OH or C2H5OP(O)(CH3)SH (presumed to be C2H5OP(O)(CH3)SH by analogy with the TEPT reaction); and from the TEPT reaction, (C2H5O)3PO (54-62% yield), SO2 (67+/-10% yield), CH3CHO (22-40% yield) and, tentatively, (C2H5O)2P(O)SH. The FT-IR analyses showed that the formation yields of HCHO, CO, CO2, peroxyacetyl nitrate [CH3C(O)OONO2], organic nitrates, and acetates from the TEPT reaction were <5%, 3+/-1%, <7%, <2%, 5+/-3%, and 3+/-2%, respectively. Possible reaction mechanisms are discussed.     

Synthesis of ruthenium(II) complexes containing hydroxymethylphosphines and their catalytic activities for hydrogenation of supercritical carbon dioxide

Ligand substitution of RuCl2[P(C6H5)3]3 and Cp*RuCl(isoprene) (Cp*=1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) complexes with hydroxymethylphosphines was investigated to develop new catalyst systems for CO2 hydrogenation. A reaction of P(C6H5)2CH2OH with RuCl2[P(C6H5)3]3 in CH2Cl2 gave Ru(H)Cl(CO)[P(C6H5)2CH2OH]3 (1), which was characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallographic analysis. An isotope labeling experiment using P(C6H5)213CH2OH indicated that the carbonyl moiety in complex 1 originated from formaldehyde formed by degradation of the hydroxymethylphosphine. Elimination of formaldehyde from PCy2CH2OH (Cy=cyclohexyl) was also promoted by treatment of RuCl2[P(C6H5)3]3 in ethanol to give RuCl2(PHCy2)4 under mild conditions. On the other hand, the substitution reaction using Cp*RuCl(isoprene) with the hydroxymethylphosphine ligands proceeded smoothly with formation of Cp*RuCl(L)2 [2a-2c; L=P(C6H5)2CH2OH, PCy(CH2OH)2, and P(CH2OH)3] in good yields. The isolable hydroxymethylphosphine complexes 1 and 2 efficiently catalyzed the hydrogenative amidation of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) to N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF).     

CO2在Cu表面还原成碳氢化合物的DFT计算研究

应用密度泛函理论（DFT）反应能计算及最小能量路径分析研究了CO2在气相和电化学环境中于Cu(111)单晶表面的还原过程。气相中,CO2还原为碳氢化合物的反应路径可能为：CO2(g) + H* → COOH* → (CO +OH)* → CHO*;CHO + H* → CH2O* → (CH2 + O)*;CH2* + 2H* → CH4或2CH2* → C2H4。整个反应由CO2(g) + H* → COOH* → (CO +OH)*,(CO + H)* → CHO*和CH2O* → (CH2 + O)*等几个步骤联合控制。在-0.50V (vs RHE) 以正的电势下,CO2在Cu(111)表面电化学还原主要形成HCOO-和CO吸附物;随着电势逐渐负移,CO2加氢解离形成CO的反应越来越容易,CO成为主要产物;随电势进一步变负,形成碳氢化合物的趋势逐渐变强。与CO2的气相化学还原不同的是,电化学环境下CO质子化形成的CHO中间体倾向于解离形成CH,而在气相中CHO中间体则倾向于进一步质子化形成CH2O中间体。     

Chiral supramolecules: organometallic molecular loops made from enantiopure R-[cis-Rh2(C6H4PPh2)2(CH3CN)6](BF4)2

Two enantiopure molecular loops, RR-[cis-Rh2(C6H4PPh2)2(py)2O2C(CF2)(n)CO2]2 (1, n = 2 and 2, n = 3) have been made from the reaction in CH2Cl2 and CH3OH of the inherently chiral dirhodium compound, R-[cis-Rh2(C6H4PPh2)2(CH3CN)6](BF4)2, and HO2C(CF2)(n)CO2H in the presence of an excess of pyridine. Single-crystal structure analyses reveal that each of these compounds is composed of two R-cis-Rh2(C6H4PPh2)2(ax-py)2(2+) units, and two equatorial perfluorodicarboxylate linkers, which form a loop oligomer. The 1H, 19F, and 31P[1H] NMR spectra in CDCl3 and C5D5N indicate that only one type of highly symmetric species exists in each solution, which is consistent with the solid-state structures.     

Free energies for degradation reactions of 1,2,3-trichloropropane from ab initio electronic structure theory

Electronic structure methods were used to calculate the gas and aqueous phase reaction energies for reductive dechlorination (i.e., hydrogenolysis), reductive β-elimination, dehydrochlorination, and nucleophilic substitution by OH? of 1,2,3-trichloropropane. The thermochemical properties ΔH(f)°(298.15 K), S°(298.15 K, 1 bar), and ΔG(S)(298.15 K, 1 bar) were calculated by using ab initio electronic structure calculations, isodesmic reactions schemes, gas-phase entropy estimates, and continuum solvation models for 1,2,3-trichloropropane and several likely degradation products: CH3?CHCl?CH2Cl, CH2Cl?CH2?CH2Cl, C?H2?CHCl?CH2Cl, CH2Cl?C?H?CH2Cl, CH2═CCl?CH2Cl, cis-CHCl═CH?CH2Cl, trans-CHCl═CH?CH2Cl, CH2═CH?CH2Cl, CH2Cl?CHCl?CH2OH, CH2Cl?CHOH?CH2Cl, CH2═CCl?CH2OH, CH2═COH?CH2Cl, cis-CHOH═CH?CH2Cl, trans-CHOH═CH?CH2Cl, CH(═O)?CH2?CH2Cl, and CH3?C(═O)?CH2Cl. On the basis of these thermochemical estimates, together with a Fe(II)/Fe(III) chemical equilibrium model for natural reducing environments, all of the reactions studied were predicted to be very favorable in the standard state and under a wide range of pH conditions. The most favorable reaction was reductive β-elimination (ΔG(rxn)° ≈ ?32 kcal/mol), followed closely by reductive dechlorination (ΔG(rxn)° ≈ ?27 kcal/mol), dehydrochlorination (ΔG(rxn)° ≈ ?27 kcal/mol), and nucleophilic substitution by OH? (ΔG(rxn)° ≈ ?25 kcal/mol). For both reduction reactions studied, it was found that the first electron-transfer step, yielding the intermediate C?H2?CHCl?CH2Cl and the CH2Cl?C?H?CH2Cl species, was not favorable in the standard state (ΔG(rxn)° ≈ +15 kcal/mol) and was predicted to occur only at relatively high pH values. This result suggests that reduction by natural attenuation is unlikely.     

Structural and solvent effects on the C-S bond cleavage in aryl triphenylmethyl sulfide radical cations

Steady-state and laser flash photolysis (LFP) studies of a series of aryl triphenylmethyl sulfides [1, 3,4-(CH(3)O)(2)-C(6)H(3)SC(C(6)H(5))(3); 2, 4-CH(3)O-C(6)H(4)SC(C(6)H(5))(3); 3, 4-CH(3)-C(6)H(4)SC(C(6)H(5))(3); 4, C(6)H(5)SC(C(6)H(5))(3); and 5, 4-Br-C(6)H(4)SC(C(6)H(5))(3)] has been carried out in the presence of N-methoxyphenanthridinium hexafluorophosphate in CH(3)CN, CH(2)Cl(2), CH(2)Cl(2)/CH(3)CN, and CH(2)Cl(2)/CH(3)OH mixtures. Products deriving from the C-S bond cleavage in the radical cations 1(?+)-5(?+) have been observed in the steady-state photolysis experiments. Time-resolved LFP showed first-order decay of the radical cations accompanied by formation of the triphenylmethyl cation. A significant decrease of the C-S bond cleavage rate constants was observed by increasing the electron-donating power of the arylsulfenyl substituent, that is, by increasing the stability of the radical cations. DFT calculations showed that, in 2(?+) and 3(?+), charge and spin densities are mainly localized in the ArS group. In the TS of the C-S bond cleavage an increase of the positive charge in the trityl moiety and of the spin density on the ArS group is observed. The higher delocalization of the charge in the TS as compared to the initial state is probably at the origin of the observation that the C-S bond cleavage rates decrease by increasing the polarity of the solvent.     

Substitution and derivatization reactions of a water soluble iron(II) complex containing a self-assembled tetradentate phosphine ligand

Facile substitution reactions of the two water ligands in the hydrophilic tetradentate phosphine complex cis-[Fe{(HOCH2)P{CH2N(CH2P(CH2OH)2)CH2}2P(CH2OH)}(H2O)2](SO4) (abbreviated to [Fe(L1)(H2O)2](SO4), 1) take place upon addition of Cl-, NCS-, N3(-), CO3(2-) and CO to give [Fe(L1)X2] (2, X = Cl; 4, X = NCS; 5, X=N3), [Fe(L1)(kappa2-O(2)CO)], 6 and [Fe(L1)(CO)2](SO4), 7. The unsymmetrical mono-substituted intermediates [Fe(L1)(H2O)(CO)](SO(4)) and [Fe(L(1))(CO)(kappa(1)-OSO(3))] (8/9) have been identified spectroscopically en-route to 7. Treatment of 1 with acetic anhydride affords the acylated derivative [Fe{(AcOCH2)P{CH2N(CH2P(CH2OAc)2)CH2}2P(CH2OAc)}(kappa2-O(2)SO2)] (abbreviated to [Fe(L2)(kappa2-O(2)SO2)], 10), which has increased solubility over 1 in both organic solvents and water. Treatment of 1 with glycine does not lead to functionalisation of L1, but substitution of the aqua ligands occurs to form [Fe(L(1))(NH(2)CH(2)CO(2)-kappa(2)N,O)](HSO(4)), 11. Compound 10 reacts with chloride to form [Fe(L(2))Cl(2)] 12, and 12 reacts with CO in the presence of NaBPh4 to form [Fe(L2)Cl(CO)](BPh4) 13b. Both of the chlorides in 12 are substituted on reaction with NCS- and N3(-) to form [Fe(L2)(NCS)2] 14 and [Fe(L2)(N3)2] 15, respectively. Complexes 2.H2O, 4.2H2O, 5.0.812H2O, 6.1.7H2O, 7.H2O, 10.1.3CH3C(O)CH3, 12 and 15.0.5H2O have all been crystallographically characterised.