Publications by authors named "Frederik Scherz"
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- Ferrocene and its derivatives have intrigued scientists for over 70 years due to their similarities and differences with benzene, particularly the role of the iron ion and d-orbitals in their reactivity.
- The study investigates the photophysical processes of dinitrogen release from 1,1'-diazidoferrocene, utilizing advanced techniques like UV-pump-mid-IR-probe transient absorption spectroscopy and computational methods to understand its transformation into 1-azido-1'-nitrenoferrocene.
- Findings reveal a key intermediate that is pre-organized for dinitrogen release, and the research discusses the decay paths involving spin-orbit coupling, providing insights into broader implications for the photochemistry of azides
Herein, we report a series of azobenzene-substituted triptycenes. In their design, these switching units were placed in close proximity, but electronically separated by a sp center. The azobenzene switches were prepared by Baeyer-Mills coupling as key step.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe nonheme iron(IV)-oxido complex -N3-[(L)FeO(Cl)], where L is a derivative of the tetradentate bispidine 2,4-di(pyridine-2-yl)-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-1-one, has an = 1 electronic ground state and is the most reactive nonheme iron model system known so far, of a similar order of reactivity as nonheme iron enzymes (C-H abstraction of cyclohexane, -90 °C (propionitrile), = 3.
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