Synthesis and electrochemistry of ferrocenyldiazabutadiene metal carbonyl complexes (Fc-DAB)M(CO)4 [M=Cr,Mo,W]

The synthesis, characterization (UV–Vis, IR, MS, NMR), and electrochemistry (CV, DPV) of ferrocenyl diazabutadienes and their chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten tetracarbonyl complexes are reported in this study. The properties of these compounds are compared to those of p-methoxyphenyl diazabutadiene analogues, (a) allowing the clear distinction between ferrocene-based and diazabutadiene metal carbonyl localized redox processes in these multimetallic complexes, and (b) showing that the electronic interaction between the peripheral ferrocenyl substituents increases upon complexation to the Group 6 transition metal tetracarbonyl moieties.