Microscopic Reactivity of Phenylferrate Ions toward Organyl Halides.

ABSTRACT: Despite its practical importance, organoiron chemistry remains poorly understood due to its mechanistic complexity. Here, we focus on the oxidative addition of organyl halides to phenylferrate anions in the gas phase. By mass-selecting individual phenylferrate anions, we can determine the effect of the oxidation state, the ligation, and the nuclearity of the iron complex on its reactions with a series of organyl halides RX. We find that Ph₂ Fe(I)^- and other low-valent ferrates are more reactive than Ph₃ Fe(II)^- ; Ph₄ Fe(III)^- is inert. The coordination of a PPh₃ ligand or the presence of a second iron center lower the reactivity. Besides direct cross-coupling reactions resulting in the formation of RPh, we also ob

SUBMITTER: Lulf S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9826238 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature