Iron(II) Complexes Featuring Bidentate N‑Heterocyclic Carbene–Silyl Ligands: Synthesis and Characterization

Two silyl donor containing N-heterocyclic carbene iron(II) complexes, [(CSi)Fe(IMes′)] (CSi = bidentate silyl donor containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, IMes′ = cyclometalated IMes ligand, IMes = 1,3-dimesitylimidazol-2-ylidene) have been synthesized by sequential iron-mediated benzylic C–H bon...

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Published in:Organometallics 2013-12, Vol.32 (24), p.7268-7271
Main Authors: Ouyang, Zhenwu, Deng, Liang
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Language:English
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Summary:Two silyl donor containing N-heterocyclic carbene iron(II) complexes, [(CSi)Fe(IMes′)] (CSi = bidentate silyl donor containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, IMes′ = cyclometalated IMes ligand, IMes = 1,3-dimesitylimidazol-2-ylidene) have been synthesized by sequential iron-mediated benzylic C–H bond activation and silylation reactions starting from [(IMes)2FeCl2]. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies revealed that the [(CSi)Fe(IMes′)] complexes have seesaw-type FeSiC3 cores. Solution magnetic susceptibility measurements, UV–vis–near-IR spectra, and bond distance data from X-ray diffraction studies corroborate an intermediate spin state, S = 1, for these unique iron(II) complexes. DFT calculations revealed that the bidentate CSi chelates are essentially σ-donating ligands in the iron(II) compounds.
ISSN:0276-7333
1520-6041
DOI:10.1021/om4010274