Preparation and reactivity of iron complexes bearing anionic carbazole-based PNP-type pincer ligands toward catalytic nitrogen fixation

Abstract

Iron–chloride, –dinitrogen, and –methyl complexes bearing anionic carbazole-based PNP-type pincer ligands are designed, prepared and characterized by X-ray analysis. Some iron complexes are found to work as catalysts toward nitrogen fixation under mild reaction conditions.