We report the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of a series of iron‐carbene complexes in redox states {Fe=C(H)Ar}10–11. Pulse EPR studies of the1,2H and13C isotopologues of {Fe=C(H)Ar}11reveal the high covalency of the Fe–carbene bonding, leading to a more even spin distribution than commonly observed for reduced Fischer carbenes.
We report the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of a series of iron‐carbene complexes in redox states {Fe=C(H)Ar}10–11. Pulse EPR studies of the1,2H and13C isotopologues of {Fe=C(H)Ar}11reveal the high covalency of the Fe–carbene bonding, leading to a more even spin distribution than commonly observed for reduced Fischer carbenes.
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- 1905320
- PAR ID:
- 10302559
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
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- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Volume:
- 60
- Issue:
- 52
- ISSN:
- 1433-7851
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Size: p. 27220-27224
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- p. 27220-27224
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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