在過去文獻中，單氧架橋低配位的雙鐵錯合物非常稀少，本篇論文利用本實驗室過去發表的二配位鐵錯合物Fe{N(tBu)Dipp}2 (Dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl)與氧化三甲胺反應，進行氧化得到單氧架橋三配位的雙鐵(III)錯合物，並且對其進行還原反應合成出另外兩種混價的雙鐵(II，III)錯合物。
除此之外，我們也利用核磁共振光譜和紫外光-可見光光譜進行反應的追蹤以及一些動力學的探討，發現錯合物1非常不穩定，會在溶劑中自行失去一個配位基(-N(tBu)Dipp)轉變成錯合物2。我們研究這三種雙鐵錯合物氧原子轉移(Oxygen-Atom Transfer)和氫原子提取(Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction)的反應性，結果說明穩定的Fe-O-Fe結構導致皆無法進行氧原子轉移和氫原子提取的反應，但錯合物2二價鐵的位置仍具有反應性，容易與部分帶有未成對電子的有機分子進行鍵結，並得到四種不同的錯合物4、5、6和7。
之後對這三種雙鐵錯合物利用超導量子化干涉儀 (SQUID) 進行變溫和變磁場的測定，以及電子順磁共振光譜 (EPR) 的測定，證實這三種錯合物為反鐵磁性，混價的雙鐵錯合物在低溫為高自旋的鐵 (S = 5/2) 和亞鐵 (S = 2)中心。

We report the synthesis and characterization of oxo-bridging tricoordinate diiron (III) complex, as well as the reduction reactions leading to the formation of two mixed-valence diiron (II, III) complexes. Measurements using SQUID and EPR confirmed the antiferromagnetic exchange coupling properties of these three diiron complexes.
Additionally, we observed that complex 1 lost one ligand to transfer into complex 2 in the solvent. The reactivity of these three diiron complexes towards oxygen atom transfer (OAT) and hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) was studied. It was found that the divalent iron site in complex 2 retains its reactivity and readily forms bonds with organic molecules containing unpaired electrons.

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