‘Pincer’ pyridyl- and bipyridyl-N-heterocyclic carbene analogues of the Grubbs’ metathesis catalyst
2006; Elsevier BV; Volume: 691; Issue: 24-25 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.jorganchem.2006.08.023
ISSN1872-8561
AutoresJoseph A. Wright, Andreas A. Danopoulos, William B. Motherwell, Robert J. Carroll, Simon Ellwood,
Tópico(s)Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
ResumoThe 'pincer' pyridine-dicarbene and bipyridyl-carbene ruthenium benzylidene complexes, Ru(C–N–C)Cl2(CHPh) and Ru(C–N–N)Cl2(CHPh), (C–N–C) = 2,6-bis(DiPP-imidazol-2-ylidene)pyridine, (C–N–N) = (DiPP-imidazol-2-ylidene)bipyridine, have been prepared and characterised by spectroscopic and diffraction methods. They exhibit moderate metathesis activity. Non-symmetrical linear tridentate ether-functionalised N-heterocyclic carbene pro-ligands are also described.
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