Tris complex of FeII with 2,2' bipyridine (bpy) ligand, has been encapsulated in the supercages of zeolite Y and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, Infrared spectroscopy,
57Fe Mössbauer, effect measurements and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. The complex was prepared in the supercages of Zeolite Y by exchanging the cations of zeolite Y with
FeII and its subsequent complexing with bpy ligand. Based on the comparison of the results obtained for
[FeII(bpy)3](ClO4)2 and the
[Fe(bpy)3]Y complexes, it has been inferred that there is significant structural distortion for the encapsulated complex and all Fe is present as
FeII in low spin state, which is characterized by isomer shift,
d
= 0.37 mm s-1 and quadrupole splitting, DEq = 0.81 mm
s-1 as revealed by 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopic measurements.
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