Synthesis and cyclic voltammetry of some new metal carbene substituted cyclopentadienyliron half sandwich complexes

Fischer Carbene Complexes: Beautiful Playgrounds To Study Single Electron Transfer (SET) Reactions

The knowledge of the reactivity of Fischer carbene complexes in electron transfer processes is still in the early stage of development, but interesting advances are foreseeable in this young branch of metal-carbene chemistry. Although these compounds have a dual reactivity (which makes them good substrates for oxidation and reduction processes), their behavior towards chemical electron transfer (ET) reagents was unknown until very recently. This article covers the progress accomplished in the reactivity of these compounds towards chemical ET reagents (C(8)K or SmI(2)), as well as the use of nonconventional sources of electrons, such as electrospray ionization (ESI) to induce ET processes. Special emphasis will be made on the effect of the structure of the starting carbene in the outcome of the reaction and in discussing the different mechanisms proposed.

Novel Linear and Tribranched Polymers with Redox-Active End Groups via W(CO)6-Initiated Metathesis Polymerization

[reaction: see text] Synthesis, characterization, and electrochemistry of linear and tribranched polyphenylacetylenes having redox-active ferrocene and/or (arene)chromiumtricarbonyl as end groups are reported in this study. The methodology adopts polymerization of phenylacetylene by a metathesis pathway, initiated by W(CO)(6) when photolyzed. A distance-dependent electronic communication between the metal centers is demonstrated in these polymers by means of cyclic voltammetry.