Date of Award
Fall 2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Ryan, Michael D.
Second Advisor
Fiedler, Adam
Third Advisor
Steinmetz, Mark G.
Abstract
The vibrational spectra of iron(I) porphinone, and related species were studied in this work. The iron(I) complexes were synthesized by the sodium anthracenide reduction method. The extent of reduction was monitored by UV-visible spectroscopy. The products were precipitated with heptane. Efforts to obtain single crystals of the iron(I) complex were unsuccessful, but procedures for further work were developed.
The deuteration of the methylene protons was studied. These macrocycles of these complexes can be used for further studies by vibrational spectroscopy. The infrared and resonance Raman spectra of iron(I) porphinone in KBr were obtained and interpreted. Further studies using deuterated macrocycles and DFT calculations can be used to better understand the electronic structures of the formal iron(I) state.