[(1,3-Butadiene)(toluene)Fe(0)] (1) and [(1,3-cyclohexadiene)(toluene)Fe(0)] (2) were synthesized by metal vapor synthesis. They were characterized by their vapor pressure at different temperatures and their decomposition behavior
Both complexes [(1,3-Butadiene)(toluene)Fe(0)] and [(1,3-cyclohexadiene)(toluene)Fe(0)]
were applied as MOCVD precursors for the growth of thin Fe films on alumina powders at moderate temperatures (T < 200 °C) in a fluidized bed reactor (FB-MOCVD), for potential application as iron metal catalysts and characterized by various methods like
ICP OES, SEM/EDX, particle size analysis, H2/TPR and CO adsorption. The iron layer of the samples grown by FB-MOCVD formed homogeneously surface-distributed nanocrystals, which were much smaller in size and had a higher dispersion , compared to conventionally
prepared iron catalysts. Therefore the FBMOCVD prepared nanocrystals were much more redox processes-reactive and adsorb ~40% more CO, thus representing a higher catalytic activity.[i]
[i] K. Michkova, A. Schneider, H. Gerhard, N. Popovska, I. Jipa, M. Hofmann, U. Zenneck, Applied Catalysis A: General, 2006, Vol.315, Pages 83-90, “MOCVD of iron with [(arene)(diene)Fe(0)] precursors in a fluidized bed reactor”, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926860X06006636