Well‐Defined Cyclopentadienyl NHC Iron Complex as the Catalyst for Efficient Hydrosilylation of Amides to Amines and Nitriles

Iron comes first, second, and third: By using the well-defined Cp-IMes iron cationic complex ([Fe], see scheme) as the catalyst, an efficient and versatile hydrosilylation reduction reaction of secondary and tertiary amides is performed in solvent-free conditions at 100 °C under visible light irradiation for 16 h to give the corresponding amines in good yields. When the reaction is performed with primary amides, the corresponding nitrile derivatives are obtained. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.