Retraction to: Catalysis Letters (2019) 149:1118–1124 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-019-02652-7

The Editors have retracted this article [1]. Since publication, the article [2] that served as a basis for the synthesis of the Fe–PNP pincer complex has been retracted [3] due to the findings not being reproducible. The results of this article [1] are therefore unreliable.

P.M. agrees with the retraction. B.R.B. does not agree with the retraction. L.M.K. has not responded to any correspondence from the Publisher regarding this retraction.