Henderson, WilliamOliver, Allen G.Turnbull, Mark M.2013-01-152013-01-152013-012013Henderson, W., Oliver, A. G., & Turnbull, M. M. (2013). Iron(III) complexes of the metalloligand [Pt2(μ-S)2(PPh3)4]. Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 27, 142-145.1387-7003https://hdl.handle.net/10289/7063Reaction of [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃) ₄] with (NH₄)₂SO₄•FeSO ₄•6H₂O and 2 mol equivalents of picolinic acid (HPic) or 8-hydroxyquinoline (HQ) and trimethylamine base gives iron(III) adducts [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃) ₄FePic2]+ and [Pt₂(μ-S) ₂(PPh₃)₄FeQ₂]+, isolated as hexafluorophosphate salts; these complexes are the first isolated iron(III) derivatives of [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃) ₄]. The X-ray structure of [Pt₂(μ-S) ₂(PPh₃)₄FePic2]PF6 shows the presence of a rare distorted trigonal prismatic coordination geometry while magnetic measurements confirm the presence of high-spin iron(III) centres in the complexes.enCrystal structureElectrospray ionisation mass spectrometryIron complexesPlatinum complexesJournal Article10.1016/j.inoche.2012.10.027