Reactivity of three-coordinate iron–NHC complexes towards phenylselenol and lithium phenylselenide†
Abstract
The three-coordinate iron(II) NHC complexes [(IPr)Fe(N′′)2] (1) and [(ItBu)Fe(N′′)2] (3) (N′′ = N(SiMe3)2) react with PhSeH or LiSePh to give the iron(II) selenolates [(IPr)Fe(N′′)(SePh)] (6) and [ItBu(H)][(aItBu)Fe(SePh)3], [ItBu(H)][7], with complex 7 containing an abnormal NHC ligand.
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