1H and 13C NMR investigation of the fluxional behavior of η6-(bicyclo[6.1.0]Nona-2,4,6-triene)hexacarbonyldiiron- (FeFe)

Abstract The variable temperature 1 H and 13 C NMR spectra of (C 9 H 10 )Fe 2 (CO) 6 have been recorded. The molecule is fluxional. The high temperature spectra indicate an apparent plane of symmetry bisecting the bound organic ligand, whereas the low temperature limiting spectra are entirely consistent with the asymmetric skew-type structure found in the crystal. Thus the molecule is also properly described in solution as μ-(2-σ,6,7-η:35-η-bicyclo[6.1.0]nonatriene)hexacarbonyldiiron(FeFe). Based on the observed line shape changes of the carbonyl resonances between −140 and −110°C, it is shown that the twitching and not the gliding process is responsible for the relative movement of the F…