Benzyl anion abstraction from a (β-diiminato)Fe(ii) benzyl complex†
Abstract
The 3-coordinate 12 VE iron(II) benzyl complex [(nacnac)Fe(CH2Ph)] reacts with B(C6F5)3 to yield a paramagnetic contact ion pair with an η2-(o,m)-[PhCH2B(C6F5)3] anion, which was characterised by X-ray diffraction.