title: Mid- to high-valent imido and nitrido complexes of iron.
abstract: This short review summarizes recent advances in the synthesis and reactivity of iron imides and nitrides. Both monometallic and multimetallic assemblies featuring these moieties are discussed. Recent synthetic approaches have led to the availability of new mid- to high-valent iron imides and nitrides, allowing us to begin assembling models to describe the factors influencing their relative stabilities and reactivity patterns.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Laboratories of Chemical Synthesis, California Institute of Technology, 1200 East California Boulevard, MC 127-72, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mehn
authors.forename: Jonas C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007094:Imides; D007501:Iron; D009584:Nitrogen