To probe the possibility that carbodicarbenes (CDCs) are redox active ligands, all four members of the redox series [Fe(1) ] (n=2-5) were synthesized, where 1 is a neutral tridentate CDC. Through a combination of spectroscopy and DFT calculations, the electronic structure of the pentacation is shown to be [Fe (1 ) ] (S= ). That of [Fe(1) ] is more ambiguous, but it has significant contributions from the open-shell singlet [Fe (1)(1 )] (S=0). The observed spin states derive from antiferromagnetic coupling of their constituent low-spin iron(III) centres and cation radical ligands. This marks the first time redox activity has been observed for carbones and expands the diverse chemical behaviour known for these ligands.
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