Lewis Base-Enhanced C-H Bond Functionalization Mediated by a Diiron Imido Complex.

ABSTRACT: Herein, we investigate the effects of ligand design on the nuclearity and reactivity of metal-ligand multiply bonded (MLMB) complexes to access an exclusively bimetallic reaction pathway for C-H bond functionalization. To this end, the diiron alkoxide [Fe₂(^PhDbf)₂] (1) was treated with 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl azide to access the diiron imido complex [Fe₂(^PhDbf)₂(μ-NC₈H₃F₆)] (2a) that promotes hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) from a variety of C-H and O-H bond containing substrates. A diiron bis(amide) complex [Fe₂(^PhDbf)₂(μ-NHC₈H₃F₆)(NHC₈H₃F₆)] (3) was generated, promp

SUBMITTER: Gwinn RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11815839 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature