Synthesis and Mossbauer Spectra Studies of Mono-Binuclear Iron(III) Complexes with a Quinquedentate Ligand Derived from Saucylaldehyeds and Diethylenetriamine

Mono- and bi-nuclear iron(III) complexes of general formula FeXL] and LFe-Y-FeL](Bph₄)₂ have been prepared, and their spin state of iron atom in the complexes has been studied by means of the temperature dependence of the Mössbauer spectra, electronic spectra and magnetic measurement, where X is a mono- dentate ligand such as Cl-, NCS-, NCO-, N3-, pyridine and L denotes a quinquedentate Schiff base derived from salicylaldehyde and diethylenetriamine, and Y denotes bridged ligand such as pyrazine(pyr), 4,4′-bipyridine(bpy) and 4,4′-vinylenebipyridine(vibpy). On the basis of the Mössbauer and magnetic data, it was concluded that these complexes were all the high-spin (S = 5/2) slate. The effect of gamma ray irradiation for these complexes has been discussed.