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Iron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate)

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Iron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate)
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Names
IUPAC name
Tris(dimethyldithiocarbamato)iron
Other names
Ferric dimethyl dithiocarbamate, Ferbam
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 238-484-2
KEGG
RTECS number
  • NO8750000
UNII
UN number 3077, 2771
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Properties
Chemical formula
[(CH3)2NCS2]3Fe
Molar mass 416.5 g/mol
Appearance Dark brown to black, odorless solid[1]
Density 1.52 g/cm3
Melting point Decomposes above 180 °C (356 °F)[1]
Boiling point Decomposes[1]
0.01% (20 °C)[1]
Hazards
Main hazards Reacts with strong oxidizers, moisture[1]
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
3000 mg/kg (rabbit, oral)
2000 mg/kg (guinea pig, oral)
1130 mg/kg (rat, oral)
3400 mg/kg (mouse, oral)[2]
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
TWA 15 mg/m3[1]
REL (Recommended)
TWA 10 mg/m3[1]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
800 mg/m3[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Iron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate) is the coordination complex of iron with dimethyldithiocarbamate with the formula Fe(S2CNMe2)3 (Me = methyl). It is marketed as a fungicide.[3]

Synthesis, structure, bonding

Iron tris(dithiocarbamate)s are typically are prepared by salt metathesis reactions.[3]

Iron tris(dimethyldithiocarbamate) is an octahedral coordination complex of iron(III) with D3 symmetry.[4]

Spin crossover (SCO) was first observed in 1931 by Cambi et al. who discovered anomalous magnetic behavior for the tris(N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamatoiron(III) complexes.[5] The spin states of these complexes are sensitive to the nature of the amine substituents.[6]

Iron tris(dithiocarbamate)s characteristically react with nitric oxide to give Fe(dtc)2NO. This efficient chemical trapping reaction provides a means to detect NO.[7]

Reflecting the strongly donating properties of dithiocarbamate ligands, iron tris(dithiocarbamate)s oxidize at relatively mild potentials to give isolable iron(IV) derivatives [Fe(S2CNR2)3]+.[8]

Safety

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set the legal (permissible exposure limit) for ferbam exposure in the workplace as 15 mg/m3 over an 8-hour workday. The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has set a recommended exposure limit (REL) of 1 mg/m3 over an 8-hour workday. At levels of 800 mg/m3, ferbam is immediately dangerous to life and health.[1]

See also

  • Zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate - a related dimethyldithiocarbamate complex of zinc
  • Nickel bis(dimethyldithiocarbamate) - a related dimethyldithiocarbamate complex of nickel
  • Iron tris(diethyldithiocarbamate) - a related dimethyldithiocarbamate complex of zinc

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0286". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  2. ^ "Ferbam". Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health Concentrations (IDLH). National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. ^ a b D. Coucouvanis. "The Chemistry of the Dithioacid and 1,1-Dithiolate Complexes". Progress in Inorganic Chemistry. 11: 233–371. doi:10.1002/9780470166123.ch4.
  4. ^ J.Albertsson, Å. Oskarsson). "Compounds with intermediate spin. I. The crystal structure of tris(N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamato)iron(III) at 150 and 295 K". Acta Crystallographica Section B. 33: 1871–1877. doi:10.1107/s0567740877007237.
  5. ^ L. Cambi; L and L. Szego (1931). "Über die magnetische Susceptibilität der komplexen Verbindungen". Chem. Ber. Dtsch. Ges. 64 (10): 2591. doi:10.1002/cber.19310641002.
  6. ^ P. Gütlich; H.A. Goodwin (2004). Spin Crossover in Transition Metal Compounds I. Springer Berlin. ISBN 978-3-540-40396-8.
  7. ^ Fujii, S.; Yoshimura, T. (2000). "A new trend in iron–dithiocarbamate complexes: as an endogenous NO trapping agent". Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 198: 89–99. doi:10.1016/S0010-8545(99)00196-4.
  8. ^ Pasek, E. A.; Straub, D. K. (1972). "Tris(N,N-disubstituted Dithiocarbamato)iron(IV) Tetrafluoroborates". Inorganic Chemistry. 11: 259–263. doi:10.1021/ic50108a012.
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