Synthesis and reactivity of TADDOL-based chiral Fe(ii) PNP pincer complexes-solution equilibria between κ2P,N- and κ3P,N,P-bound PNP pincer ligands

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/c5dt00832h

Treatment of anhydrous FeX₂ (X = Cl, Br) with 1 equiv. of the asymmetric chiral PNP pincer ligands PNP-R,TAD (R = iPr, tBu) with an R,R-TADDOL (TAD) moiety afforded complexes of the general formula [Fe(PNP)X₂]. In the solid state the