New Catalysis Enabled by a Metal-Imido Ligand Cooperativity
Significant work has established the utility of low-coordinate iron imido complexes in two-electron nitrene group transfer reactions. We have found that strongly donating bis(carbene)borates ligands expand the scope of iron imido chemistry, including new catalytic transformations that are redox neutral. In addition to providing a platform for accessing rare examples of isolable iron(V) and iron(VI) bis(imido) complexes, a three-coordinate iron(III...Read more about Professor Jeremy Smith (Indiana University)