TY - JOUR
T1 - “Pincer” N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of rhodium functionalised with pyridyl and bipyridyl donors
AU - Wright, Joseph A.
AU - Danopoulos, Andreas A.
AU - Motherwell, William B.
AU - Carroll, Robert J.
AU - Ellwood, Simon
AU - Saßmannshausen, Jorg
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The “pincer”-type carbene complexes Rh(C–N–C)Cl and Rh(C–N–N)Cl [C–N–C = 3,3′-diaryl-1,1′-pyridine-2,6-diylbis(imidazol-2-ylidene), C–N–N = 1-aryl-3-(2,2′-bipyridin-6-yl)imidazol-2-ylidene] have been prepared and characterised by spectroscopic and diffraction methods. They bind CO to give cationic complexes but are inert to H2. Both oxidatively add CH2Cl2 to give octahedral RhIII complexes. Theoretical calculations provide insight into the bonding of the Rh(C–N–C)Cl and Rh(C–N–N)Cl complexes.
AB - The “pincer”-type carbene complexes Rh(C–N–C)Cl and Rh(C–N–N)Cl [C–N–C = 3,3′-diaryl-1,1′-pyridine-2,6-diylbis(imidazol-2-ylidene), C–N–N = 1-aryl-3-(2,2′-bipyridin-6-yl)imidazol-2-ylidene] have been prepared and characterised by spectroscopic and diffraction methods. They bind CO to give cationic complexes but are inert to H2. Both oxidatively add CH2Cl2 to give octahedral RhIII complexes. Theoretical calculations provide insight into the bonding of the Rh(C–N–C)Cl and Rh(C–N–N)Cl complexes.
U2 - 10.1002/ejic.200600559
DO - 10.1002/ejic.200600559
M3 - Article
VL - 2006
SP - 4857
EP - 4865
JO - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
JF - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
SN - 1434-1948
IS - 23
ER -