@article {43624,
	title = {Complexes of iron(II) with silylated pentalene ligands; building blocks for homo- and heterobimetallics},
	journal = {Polyhedron},
	volume = {116},
	year = {2016},
	month = {2016},
	pages = {26 - 37},
	publisher = {Elsevier Ltd},
	abstract = {A range of iron(II) complexes incorporating the silylated pentalene ligands (Pn{\textdagger}H~=~1,4-{SiiPr3}2C8H5and Pn{\textdagger}~=~1,4-{SiiPr3}2C8H4) have been investigated as model molecules/building blocks for metallocene-based polymers. Six complexes have been synthesised and extensively characterised by a range of techniques, including by cyclic voltammetry and X-ray diffraction studies. Amongst these compounds are the homobimetallic [Cp*Fe]2(μ-Pn{\textdagger}) which is a fused analogue of biferrocene, and the 3d/4s heterobimetallic [Cp*Fe(η5-Pn{\textdagger})][K] which forms an organometallic polymer in the solid state. DFT calculations on model mono-Fe(η5-Pn) compounds reveal the charge densities on the uncoordinated carbon atoms of the pentalene ligand, and hence the potential for incorporating these units into heteronuclear bimetallic complexes is assessed.},
	keywords = {Heterobimetallic, Homobimetallic, iron, Organometallic polymer, Pentalene},
	author = {Kilpatrick, Alexander F.R. and Johnston, David R. and Green, Jennifer C. and Tsoureas, Nikolaos and Coles, Martyn P. and Cloke, F. Geoffrey N.}
}
