Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1339545 | Polyhedron | 2010 | 11 Pages |
A new C2-symmetric chelating di-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand is reported. The stable free di-carbene (+/−)[DEAM-BY] (3) forms upon treating the imidazolium salt (+/−)[DEAM-BI][OTf]2 (2) with potassium bis-trimethylsilylamide (where DEAM-BY = trans-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11,12-bis(1-benzyl)imidaz-2-ylidene and DEAM-BI = trans-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11,12-bis(1-benzyl)imidazolium). Metalation reactions of 2 with [Rh(COD)Cl]2 and [Ir(COD)Cl]2 are carried out under mild conditions to produce either mono- or bimetallic complexes. Each compound is characterized by NMR spectroscopy, combustion analysis, and single-crystal X-ray crystallography.
Graphical abstractMetalation reactions of a new di-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand with [Rh(COD)Cl]2 and [Ir(COD)Cl]2 are carried out under mild conditions to produce either mono- or bimetallic complexes. Each compound is characterized by NMR spectroscopy, combustion analysis, and single-crystal X-ray crystallography.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide