Selective, iron pentacarbonyl catalyzed reduction of aryl iodides under mild conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(88)80348-6

Potassium tetracarbonylhydridoferrate, generated in situ from Fe(CO)5/K2CO3 in methanol has been found to bring about catalytic reduction (up to 18 cycles) of aryl iodides under 1 atm carbon monoxide pressure.This reagent is specific for iodoaromatics, and tolerates the presence of several functional groups.