Dehydrogenative Sn–E (E = S, Se) bond formation catalyzed by an iron complex

Abstract

Iron complex‐catalyzed dehydrogenative Sn–E (E = S, Se) bond formation of hydrostannane with thiol and selenol was achieved. All new compounds were fully characterized using 1H, 13C{1H}, 77Se{1H}, and 119Sn{1H} NMR measurements and elemental analyses. The structure of 1,1′‐(1,3‐dithia‐2,2‐dibutylstanyl)‐[3]ferrocenophane was confirmed by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction.