A Chiral Iron Complex Containing a Bis(oxazolinyl)phenyl Ligand: Preparation and Asymmetric Hydrosilylation of Ketones

New chiral pincer iron complexes having bis(oxazolinyl)phenyl ligands have been synthesized by oxidative addition of Fe-2(CO)(9) to 2-bromo-substituted ligands. This chiral pincer iron complex can catalyze the asymmetric hydrosilylation of simple aromatic ketones to give the corresponding alcohols.