Schiff-based ligands are good building blocks for iron complexes. In this work, a new mononuclear iron(III) complex based on hexadentate Schiff-based ligand with formula [Fe(3,2,3-sal2tet)]psca (3,2,3-sal2tet = N, N’, N’’, N’’’-1,5,8,12-tetraazadodecane-bis(salicylaldiminato), psca = p-sulfocinnamic acid) was prepared by subcomponent self-assembly method. A photo-responsive anion, psca, was incorporated into this system to study the effect of light-induced photo-isomerization of the anion on the spin state. 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy was employed to study the spin state of the precursor Fe(II) salt ([Fe(H2O)6]psca)2·2H2O and the resulting iron(III) complex.
Li, X., Li, W., Wolff, M., & Garcia, Y. (2025). Subcomponent self-assembly of a Fe(III) based mononuclear complex with organosulfonate anion. Interactions, 246(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-025-02298-5 (Original work published 2025)