Synthesis and characterisation of a bulky chelating bis(phosphine) ligand, 1,2-bis(dinbutylphosphino)ethane (DBPE), and its iron metal coordinated complexes, Fe(DBPE)2Cl2 and Fe(DBPE)2(-CC-C6H5)2

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(92)80136-L

The synthesis of a bulky chelating bis(phosphine) ligand, 1,2-bis(diⁿbutylphosphino)ethane, ⁿBu2PCH2CH2PⁿBu2 (1) (Bu = Butyl = C4H9) (DBPE) is reported.This ligand was coordinated to iron by treatment with FeCl2 to yield F