title: Reactivity of three-coordinate iron-NHC complexes towards phenylselenol and lithium phenylselenide.
abstract: The three-coordinate iron(II) NHC complexes [(IPr)Fe(N'')2] (1) and [(I(t)Bu)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(t)Bu(H)][(aI(t)Bu)Fe(SePh)3], [I(t)Bu(H)][7], with complex 7 containing an abnormal NHC ligand.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. Richard.Layfield@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pugh
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Layfield