Tris(trifluoro-2,4-pentanedionato)iron(III) (CAS# 28736-69-8) is a useful organometallic catalyst and reagent. Tris(trifluoro-2,4-pentanedionato)iron(III) catalyses the synthesis of triaryl phosphates from white phosphorus, and the sp3-sp3 cross-coupling reactions of unactivated alkyl halides with alkyl Grignard reagents.