Treating the neutral iron(II) compound 2 with stoichiometric sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide provided anionic complex 3-Na. Oxidation of 3-Na using AgPF6 afforded neutral iron(III) complex 4. We generated the potassium analogue, 3-K, by treatment of neutral iron(III) compound 4 with stoichiometric KC8. Both have sharp peaks in their 1 H NMR spectra suggesting low-spin iron(II), and their structures were inferred based on these spectra (Figures and). Their yields (88% for 3-Na and 91% for 3-K) were determined by integration relative to an internal standard.