Reactivity of three-coordinate iron-NHC complexes towards phenylselenol and lithium phenylselenide
The three-coordinate iron(ii) NHC complexes [(IPr)Fe(N′′) 2] (1) and [(ItBu)Fe(N′′)2] (3) (N′′ = N(SiMe3)2) react with PhSeH or LiSePh to give the iron(ii) selenolates [(IPr)Fe(N′′)(SePh)] (6) and [I