X-ray Structure and Properties of the Ferrous Octaethylporphyrin Nitroxyl Complex.

The preparation and characterization of the iron octaethylporphyrin nitroxyl ion, [Fe(OEP)(NO)(-)], is reported. The complex was synthesized by the one-electron reduction of Fe(OEP)(NO) using anthracenide as the reducing agent. The compound was isolated as the potassium (2.