N-donor functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene nickel(II) complexes in the Kumada coupling
N-donor functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene nickel(II) complexes in the Kumada coupling
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DOI:
10.1039/b905036a
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
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4
通讯作者:
Bouwman, Elisabeth
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作者:
Berding, Joris;van Dijkman, Thomas F.;Bouwman, Elisabeth
The synthesis and characterization of novel nickel(II) complexes bearing two bidentate N-heterocyclic carbene ligands functionalized with anionic N-donor moieties are described. Two different N-donor groups are employed, namely amido and benzimidazolato moieties. The solid-state structures of three of these complexes have been determined by X-ray crystallography. The amido-functionalized low-spin, square-planar Ni(II) complexes exhibit a cis geometry around the metal centre, while the benzimidazolato-functionalized complex crystallizes as the trans isomer. The activity of these novel complexes in the Kumada cross-coupling of phenylmagnesium chloride with 4-chloroanisole and 4-fluoroanisole was investigated. One of the benzimidazolato-functionalized complexes shows the highest activity in this reaction reported to date, yielding the desired product in quantitative yields within 30 min (4-chloroanisole), or 150 min (4-fluoroanisole) with only 1 mol% catalyst.