title: Arrested α-hydride migration activates a phosphido ligand for C-H insertion.
abstract: Bulky tris(carbene)borate ligands provide access to high spin iron(ii) phosphido complexes. The complex PhB(MesIm)3FeP(H)Ph is thermally unstable, and [PPh] group insertion into a C-H bond of the supporting ligand is observed. An arrested α-hydride migration mechanism suggests increased nucleophilicity of the phosphorus atom facilitates [PPh] group transfer reactivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, USA. smith962@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Anne K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, USA. smith962@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Salvador B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, USA. smith962@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Sean A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, USA. smith962@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Maren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pink
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, USA. smith962@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Chun-Hsing
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47401, USA. smith962@indiana.edu.
authors.forename: Jeremy M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001881:Borates / Q000737:chemistry*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D001881:Borates; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D008024:Ligands; C030011:carbene; D008697:Methane