Structure and bonding in three-coordinate N-heterocyclic carbene adducts of iron(ii) bis(trimethylsilyl)amide

Abstract

The molecular structures, chemical bonding and magneto-chemistry of the three-coordinate iron(II) NHC complexes [(NHC)Fe{N(SiMe(3))(2)}(2)] (NHC = IPr, 2; NHC = IMes, 3) are reported.