Issue 6, 2016

Recent developments of iron pincer complexes for catalytic applications

Abstract

Iron catalysis is attractive for organic synthesis because iron is inexpensive, abundant, and non-toxic. To control the activity and stability of an iron center, a large number of iron pincer complexes have been synthesized. Many such complexes exhibit excellent catalytic activity in a number of important organic reactions such as hydrogenation, hydrosilylation, dehydrogenation, and carbon–carbon bond forming reactions. In this review, recent examples of representative iron pincer catalysts are presented.

Graphical abstract: Recent developments of iron pincer complexes for catalytic applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
25 Nov 2015
Accepted
31 Jan 2016
First published
01 Feb 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016,3, 741-765

Recent developments of iron pincer complexes for catalytic applications

G. Bauer and X. Hu, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 741 DOI: 10.1039/C5QI00262A

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