“…Because reduction of [FeTPP] can occur either at the metal or at the ligand, the exact nature of the electronic ground state of the reduced iron species [FeTPP] − and [FeTPP] 2– has long been controversial. A variety of spectroscopic studies, including Mössbauer, − electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), − nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), ,− X-ray, ,, UV/vis, ,,, and resonance Raman − experiments have been published, partially supporting different electronic ground state formulations. − Additionally, so far, resonance Raman experiments have been performed in solution, giving rise to solvent dependency of the electronic ground states. [FeTPP] and [FeTPP] − are even known to change their spin state upon axial ligation of solvent molecules .…”