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Published in final edited form as: Coord Chem Rev. 2011 Apr;255(7-8):920–937. doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.01.009

Table 2.

Select metrical parameters for pseudotetrahedral L3Fe(NR) complexes.

Complex Oxidation State Fe-N bond length (Å) N-C bond length (Å) Fe-N-Cangle(°) Displacement of Fe from L3 plane (Å) Ref
{ClFe}3{NtBuFe}(μ3-NtBu)4 4+ 1.635(4) -- 178.6(3) -- [84]
{[PhBPPh3]Fe(NAd)}{NnBu4} 2+ 1.651(2) 1.434(3) 178.6(1) 1.24 [54]
[PhBPPh3]Fe(NAd) 3+ 1.641(2) 1.428(3) 176.3(2) 1.32 [54]
[PhBPPh3]Fe(Np-tolyl) 3+ 1.658(3) 1.383(3) 170.0(2) 1.31 [53]
1.661(3) 1.374(3) 167.3(2) 1.29
[PhBPPh3]Fe(NtBu) 3+ 1.635(1) 1.442(2) 179.2(1) 1.29 [85]
[PhBPiPr3]Fe(NAd) 3+ 1.638(2) 1.438(3) 176.0(2) 1.27 [73]
[PhBPCH2Cy3]Fe(NAd) 3+ 1.622(4) 1.433(6) 176.3(3) 1.24 [98]
[PhB(mesIm)3]Fe(NCPh3) 3+ 1.654(3) 1.473(4) 177.7(3) 1.20 [48]
[PhB(PtBu)2(pz)]Fe(NAd) 3+ 1.626(8) 1.33(3) 176(1) 1.27 [55]
1.634(8) 1.59(3) 170(1) 1.26
{[PhB(PtBu)2(pz)]Fe(NAd)}{BArF24} 4+ 1.61(1) 1.44(2) 174(1) 1.13 [55]
[PhB(PtBu)2(pzMe,Me)]Fe(NAd) 3+ 1.647(8) 1.45(1) 172.2(6) 1.22 [55]
1.652(8) 1.44(1) 172.4(6) 1.23
{[PhB(PtBu)2(pzMe,Me)]Fe(NAd)}{BArF24} 4+ 1.634(4) 1.456(6) 176.3(3) 1.11 [55]
[PhB(mesIm)3]Fe(NAd) 3+ 1.625(5) 1.441(7) 177.0(3) 1.13 [50]
{[PhB(mesIm)3]Fe(NAd)}{BPh4} 4+ 1.618(3) 1.439(5) 176.8(3) 1.15 [50]