A Novel Hexanuclear Fe^III‐<i>cis</i>‐Inositolato Complex as a Model for Fe^III–Polyol Interactions in Aqueous Solution

Abstract

Corner-sharing, edge-sharing, and face-sharing FeOx polyhedra (x = 5,6) form a cyclic complex anion in K5[OFe6{(ino)621H}]·14.5 H2O (ino = cis-inositol), the first structurally characterized polyolato(oxo)ferrate from aqueous solution. The synthesis is as simple as the structure is complicated (see diagram).