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A PNNH Pincer Ligand Allows Access to Monovalent Iron

A PNNH Pincer Ligand Allows Access to Monovalent Iron

Alexander V Polezhaev, Cameron J Liss, Joshua Telser, Chun-Hsing Chen, Kenneth G Caulton

Chemistry. 2018 Jan 26;24(6):1330-1341.

PMID: 29105162

Abstract:

Reaction of the unsymmetrically armed pincer PNNH (phosphine-pyridyl-pyrazole) ligand with FeCl2 yielded the five-coordinate monomer [(PNNH)FeCl2 ], the NH proton of which captures THF through the formation of a hydrogen bond. Deprotonation of this NH functionality with Li[N(SiMe3 )2 ] did not give the four-coordinate [(PNN)FeCl], but instead retained LiCl to yield [(PNNLi)FeCl2 ], in which the lithium bridges between the pyrazolate β-nitrogen and one of the chlorides on iron. One-electron reduction of this compound under CO occurred with the loss of LiCl to form the square-pyramidal monovalent iron in [(PNN)Fe(CO)2 ], which was characterized by IR, Mössbauer, and EPR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and DFT calculations. Cyclic voltammetry studies of [(PNN)Fe(CO)2 ] showed a reversible reduction wave and the reduction product was synthesized by using KC8 . The product K[(PNN)Fe(CO)2 ] contains saturated, five-coordinate Fe0 ; the (PNN)Fe subunit is anionic and the K+ cations cluster close to the pyrazolate side of the two CO ligands. Potassium electrophile complete its coordination sphere through interactions with the oxygen atom of a CO of a neighboring unit, thereby creating a polymeric chain. The reaction of [(PNN)Fe(CO)2 ] with HBpin (4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane) resulted in the reduction of the metal center (by release of H2 ) and borylation of the pyrazole β-nitrogen atom. This redox-active addition of the H-B bond across the metal-ligand assembly is an unusual example of metal-ligand cooperativity and establishes a ligand that supports iron in three different oxidation states.

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LS793334	2-(4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane			Price
LS793357	3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane)-pyrazole			Price

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