Organometallic Molecular Trees as Multielectron and Multiproton Reservoirs: CpFe⁺‐Induced Nonaallylation of Mesitylene and Phase‐Transfer Catalyzed Synthesis of a Redox‐Active Nonairon Complex

Abstract

A reservoir of 9 electrons and 27 protons, complex 1 has 8±1 quasi-equivalent redox centers. It is prepared from [CpFe(η6-mesitylene)]+ by nonaallylation of the three methyl substituents, demetalation, conversion into the corresponding nonaol, and phasetransfer-catalyzed reaction with [CpFe(FC6H4Me)].