Issue 21, 2019

Tuning ligand field strength with pendent Lewis acids: access to high spin iron hydrides

Abstract

Geometrically flexible 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonyl units within the secondary coordination sphere enable isolation of high-spin Fe(II)-dihydrides stabilized by boron–hydride interactions and a rare example of an isolable S = 3/2 reduction product. The borane-capped Fe(II)-dihydride: (1) rapidly deprotonates E–H (E = N, O, P, S) bonds to afford borane-stabilized Fe adducts and (2) releases H2 upon exposure to π-acids. The Lewis acids provide an avenue for redox-leveling in analogy to the near constant operating potential for N2 reduction in nitrogenase.

Graphical abstract: Tuning ligand field strength with pendent Lewis acids: access to high spin iron hydrides

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
31 Jan 2019
Accepted
25 Apr 2019
First published
07 May 2019
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 5539-5545

Tuning ligand field strength with pendent Lewis acids: access to high spin iron hydrides

J. J. Kiernicki, J. P. Shanahan, M. Zeller and N. K. Szymczak, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 5539 DOI: 10.1039/C9SC00561G

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