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Non‐Innocent Ligands: New Opportunities in Iron Catalysis
Author(s) -
Blanchard Sébastien,
Derat Etienne,
DesageEl Murr Marine,
Fensterbank Louis,
Malacria Max,
MourièsMansuy Virginie
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201100985
Subject(s) - chemistry , nanotechnology , catalysis , organometallic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , redox , organic chemistry , materials science
Introduced in the late sixties, non‐innocent (or redox) ligands have been extensively studied for their unusual and intriguing chemical behavior. Their ability to delocalize and/or provide electrons to the metal center of organometallic complexes confers them undisputable chemical interest and has proved valuable in the development of novel synthetic methodologies. This review will focus on the chemistry and applications of low‐valent iron complexes bearing potentially non‐innocent ligands. Because of the elusive nature of these ligands, and whenever possible, theoretical calculations and analysis of spectroscopic data will be presented in an effort to provide insights into the catalytic activity of the complexes.