Conspectus The substitution of expensive and potentially toxic noble-metal catalysts by
cheap, abundant, environmentally benign, and less toxic metals is highly desirable and in …

We have prepared and structurally characterized a new class of Fe (II) PNP pincer hydride
complexes [Fe (PNP-i Pr)(H)(CO)(L)] n (L= Br–, CH3CN, pyridine, PMe3, SCN–, CO, BH4–; …

Iron-catalyzed hydrogenation has drawn much attention, yet the scope and chemoselectivity
of iron catalysis warrant further improvement. Here we report new iron pincer complexes as …

Conspectus Sustainable processes that utilize nontoxic, readily available, and inexpensive
starting materials for organic synthesis constitute a major objective in modern chemical …

A general protocol for the synthetically and industrially important hydrogenation of
aldehydes to alcohols is reported. The reactions are catalyzed by well-defined iron pincer …

Hydrogenation of esters to alcohols with a well‐defined iron iPr2PNP pincer complex has
been recently reported by us and other groups. We now introduce a novel and sterically less …

A comparative study on the synthesis, stability, and catalytic activity of various iron pincer
complexes with the general formula [(R-PN HP) Fe (H)(CO)(BH4)] is reported, where R …

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 …

Utilization of main-group metals as alternatives to transition metals in homogeneous
catalysis has become a hot research area in recent years. However, their application in …

Pincer complexes are becoming increasingly important for organometallic chemistry and
organic synthesis. Since numerous applications for such catalysts have been developed in …