Investigating reduction and hydroamination catalysis mediated by a highly active iron(salen) complex Ruth Webster University Of Bath, UK Iron catalysis offers an attractive alternative to precious metal catalysis due to its abundance, low cost and the additional benefit of it being a non-toxic and environmentally-benign metal. A large number of transition metal salen complexes have been reported and are capable of mediating several organic transformations. [1] Complexes containing these ligands are highly versatile due to the ligand’s modular nature. This presentation will discuss the use of an Fe(salen) complex to catalyse the reduction of nitro compounds and functionalisation of amines. This presentation will also cover our efforts in mechanistic elucidation.
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