Abstract
Oxo-centered mixed-valence trinuclear iron dicarboxylic acid complex iron fumarate [Fe3O(O2CCH=CHCO2)3(H2O)3]·nH2O (n = 18-19), have been synthesized firstly. Variable temperature Mossbauer spectroscopy has been carried out to elucidate the rate of intramolecular electron transfer. It was found that the complex showed a temperature dependent mixed-valence state. At low temperature two quadrupole split doublets were observed corresponding to high spin Fe(III) and high spin Fe(II) state and a complete averaged valence state was observed at about 270 K. At temperatures between 200 and 270 K the spectra showed relaxation effect as the electron transfer rate was comparable to the Mossbauer timescale (-10–7 s).
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