A cationic iron(III) porphyrin encapsulated between the layered structure of MoS2. A new approach to the synthesis of an Fe-Mo-S system

A new Fe-Mo-S system was obtained from the interaction of MoS2 and an iron(III) porphyrin. The products were characterised by X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis and EPR spectroscopies. X-ray diffraction measurements indicated the formation of two distinct products depending on the {iron porphyrin}/{single layer MoS2} ratio employed. The interlayer expansions (Delta d(1) congruent to 4 Angstrom; Delta d(2) congruent to 9 Angstrom) suggested mono- and bi-layer arrangements of the iron porphyrin into the van der Waals gaps between the host plates.