Iron catalysis is attractive for organic synthesis because iron is inexpensive,abundant,and non-toxic.To control the activity and stability of an iron center,a large number of iron pincer complexes have been synthesiz...Iron catalysis is attractive for organic synthesis because iron is inexpensive,abundant,and non-toxic.To control the activity and stability of an iron center,a large number of iron pincer complexes have been synthesized.Many such complexes exhibit excellent catalytic activity in a number of important organic reactions such as hydrogenation,hydrosilylation,dehydrogenation,and carbon-carbon bond forming reactions.In this review,recent examples of representative iron pincer catalysts are presented.展开更多
文摘Iron catalysis is attractive for organic synthesis because iron is inexpensive,abundant,and non-toxic.To control the activity and stability of an iron center,a large number of iron pincer complexes have been synthesized.Many such complexes exhibit excellent catalytic activity in a number of important organic reactions such as hydrogenation,hydrosilylation,dehydrogenation,and carbon-carbon bond forming reactions.In this review,recent examples of representative iron pincer catalysts are presented.