Incomplete N-atom transfer from Fe to P is observed when the ferrous amide complex (PNP)Fe(dbabh) (PNP- = N[2-P(Pr-i)(2)-4-methylphenyl](2), dbabh = 2,3:5,6-dibenzo-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene), prepared from salt metathesis of (PNP)FeCl and Li(dbabh), is thermolyzed at 70 degrees C over 48 h in C6D6. Several plausible reaction pathways resulting from the transformation of (PNP)Fe(dbabh) are discussed, including the possibility of an Fe(IV) nitride as an intermediate.