Reversible dinitrogen binding to [Cp′Fe(NHC)] associated with an N2-induced spin state change†
Abstract
The 15-valence electron (VE), high-spin (S = 3/2) half-sandwich complex [Cp′Fe(IiPr2Me2)] (3; IiPr2Me2 = 1,3-di-iso-propyl-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-yildene) reversibly coordinates N2 to form the 17VE, low-spin (S = 1/2) compound [Cp′Fe(IiPr2Me2)(η1-N2)] (4).
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