Synthesis and catalytic activity of iron complexes with bidentate NHC ligands

…, N Hazari, JJ Le Roy, V Mereacre, M Murugesu…

Index: Wu, Jianguo; Dai, Wei; Farnaby, Joy H.; Hazari, Nilay; Le Roy, Jennifer J.; Mereacre, Valeriu; Murugesu, Muralee; Powell, Annie K.; Takase, Michael K. Dalton Transactions, 2013 , vol. 42, # 20 p. 7404 - 7413

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Abstract

A family of well-defined Fe II complexes of the type {BnN (N-CH 2 (CH 2) nN′-tert-butyl- imidazole-2-ylidene) 2} FeCl 2 (Bn= benzyl; n= 1 (1) or 2 (2)),{BnN (N-CH 2 (CH 2) nN′- methylbenzimidazole-2-ylidene) 2} FeCl 2 (n= 1 (3) or 2 (4)) and {BnN (N-CH 2 CH 2 CH 2- N′-methylbenzimidazole-2-ylidene) 2} FeBr 2 (5) has been synthesized. These complexes are rare examples of Fe species supported by bidentate NHC ligands. Complexes 2, 3, 4 ...