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Reduction of substituted cyclopropenes by [Fe(H)H2(Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)2][BPh4], and the validity of these reactions as models for nitrogenase function
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posted on 2023-06-07, 19:48 authored by David L Hughes, G Jeffery Leigh, C Niamh McMahonThe complex [FeH(H2)(Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)2][BPh4] reacts with various substituted cyclopropenes to give mixtures of propenes and cyclopropanes. No further acid is required and the solvent, acetone, appears to be a ready source of protons. The only iron-containing product isolated is [{FeH(Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)2}2(µ-Me2PCH2CH2PMe2)][BPh4]2, the structure of which was determined by X-ray crystal structure analysis. Evidence that a direct iron–cyclopropene interaction is necessary for hydrocarbon reduction to occur is outlined and the validity of this iron system as a model for nitrogenase function is assessed.
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Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton TransactionsISSN
1472-7773Publisher
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909 - 914ISBN
0300-9246Department affiliated with
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