Syntheses, crystal structures, reactivity, and photochemistry of gold(III) bromides bearing N-heterocyclic carbenes

Gold(I) complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) of the type (NHC)AuBr (3a/3b) [NHC = 1-methyl-3-benzylimidazol-2-ylidene (= MeBnIm), and 1,3-dibenzylimidazol-2-ylidene (= Bn(2)Im)] are prepared by transmetallation reactions of (tht)AuBr (tht = tetrahydrothiophene) and (NHC)AgBr (2a/2b). The homoleptic, ionic complexes [(NHC)(2)Au]Br (6a/6b) are synthesized by the reaction with free carbene. Successive oxidation of 3a/3b and 6a/6b with bromine gave the respective (NHC)AuBr(3) (4a/4b) and [(NHC)(2)AuBr(2)]Br (7a/7b) in good overall yields as yellow powders. All complexes were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Reactions of the Au(III) complexes towards anionic ligands like carboxylates, phenolates and thiophenolates were investigated and result in a complete or partial reduction to a Au(I) complex. Irradiation of the Au(III) complexes with UV light yield the Au(I) congeners in a clean photo-reaction.     

An unprecedented, figure-of-eight, dinuclear iridium(I) dicarbene and new iridium(III) 'pincer' complexes

An unusual dinuclear Ir(i) complex bridged by two N-heterocyclic biscarbene ligands, forming a 20-membered, figure-of-eight dimetallacycle, and new C(NHC)CC(NHC) pincer complexes of Ir(iii) have been obtained directly from the bis(imidazolium) precursors and [Ir(mu-Cl)(cod)](2).     

Structure and bonding in three-coordinate N-heterocyclic carbene adducts of iron(II) bis(trimethylsilyl)amide

The molecular structures, chemical bonding and magnetochemistry of the three-coordinate iron(II) NHC complexes [(NHC)Fe{N(SiMe(3))(2)}(2)] (NHC = IPr, 2; NHC = IMes, 3) are reported.     

Stable,three-coordinate Ni(CO)(2)(NHC) (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes enabling the determination of Ni-NHC bond energies

The synthesis and characterization of three- and four-coordinate Ni(CO)n(NHC) (n = 2, 3; NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes are reported. Reactions with CO of the Ni(CO)2(NHC) complexes lead to the quantitative formation of Ni(CO)4. Investigation of this reaction under equilibrium conditions allows for the determination of Ni-NHC bond dissociation energies.     

O-烷基,O-芳基硫代磷酰取代硫脲和O-烷基硫代磷酰-双-取代硫脲的研究(Ⅱ)

用硫氰酸钾与硫代磷酰氯制备了硫代磷酰异硫氰基酯和二异硫氰基酯,并以其与不同胺反应,合成了硫代磷酰取代硫脲和硫代磷酰-双-取代硫脲两系列20个新的有机磷化合物,经1HNMR、IR及元素分析确定了它们的化学结构,测定了它们的生物活性。结果表明只有O-异丙基,O-(4-甲基-2-硝基苯基)-N''-萘基硫代磷酰硫脲(PD-1)具有较好的杀菌活性。     

Synthesis of monodentate bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes of iridium: Mixed complexes of abnormal NHCs, normal NHCs, and triazole NHCs

A stepwise synthesis of mixed monodentate bis-NHC complexes of Ir(I), employing Ag(I)NHC complexes as transfer agents, yields complexes with two monodentate NHCs having different steric and electronic characteristics. The crystal structure of the mixed complex (5) with both a triazole-derived NHC ligand and an imidazole-derived NHC ligand is reported and both the NHC ring geometry and the M-NHC bond lengths are similar to related complexes. The complexes maintain their integrity over time and do not disproportionate, consistent with the NHC ligands not being labile.     

Divalent carbon(0) chemistry, part 1: Parent compounds

Quantum-chemical calculations with DFT (BP86) and ab initio methods [MP2, SCS-MP2, CCSD(T)] have been carried out for the molecules C(PH(3))(2) (1), C(PMe(3))(2) (2), C(PPh(3))(2) (3), C(PPh(3))(CO) (4), C(CO)(2) (5), C(NHC(H))(2) (6), C(NHC(Me))(2) (7) (Me(2)N)(2)C=C=C(NMe(2))(2) (8), and NHC (9), where NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene and NHC(Me)=N-methyl-substituted NHC. The electronic structure in 1-9 was analyzed with charge- and energy-partitioning methods. The results show that the bonding situations in L(2)C compounds 1-8 can be interpreted in terms of donor-acceptor interactions between closed-shell ligands L and a carbon atom which has two lone-pair orbitals L-->C<--L. This holds particularly for the carbodiphosphoranes 1-3 where L=PR(3), which therefore are classified as divalent carbon(0) compounds. The NBO analysis suggests that the best Lewis structures for the carbodicarbenes 6 and 7 where L is a NHC ligand have C==C==C double bonds as in the tetraaminoallene 8. However, the Lewis structures of 6-8, in which two lone-pair orbitals at the central carbon atom are enforced, have only a slightly higher residual density. Visual inspection of the frontier orbitals of the latter species reveals their pronounced lone-pair character, which suggests that even the quasi-linear tetraaminoallene 8 is a "masked" divalent carbon(0) compound. This explains the very shallow bending potential of 8. The same conclusion is drawn for phosphoranylketene 4 and for carbon suboxide (5), which according to the bonding analysis have hidden double-lone-pair character. The AIM analysis and the EDA calculations support the assignment of carbodiphosphoranes as divalent carbon(0) compounds, while NHC 9 is characterized as a divalent carbon(II) compound. The L-->C((1)D) donor-acceptor bonds are roughly twice as strong as the respective L-->BH(3) bond.     

Palladium(II) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: synthesis,structures and cytotoxicity potential studies against breast cancer cell line

Abstract

Mononuclear trans-Pd(II)–NHC complexes (where NHC?=?N-heterocyclic carbene) bearing asymmetrically substituted NHC-ligand have been synthesized via transmetalation reaction between Ag(I)–NHC complexes and [Pd(NCCH₃)₂Cl₂]. The NHC precursors are accessible in two steps by N-n-alkyl reactions of benzimidazole. The resultant benzimidazolium salts were deprotonated with Ag₂O by in situ deprotonation to facilitate the formation of mononuclear Ag(I)–NHC complexes. Single-crystal structural study for Pd(II)–NHC shows that the palladium(II) ion exhibits a square-planar geometry of two NHC ligands and two chloride ions. The cytotoxicity study was investigated against breast cancer cell line (MCF-7). The Ag(I)–NHC complexes exhibit better activities than their corresponding Pd(II)–NHC complexes, whereas all benzimidazolium salts are inactive toward MCF-7 cancer cell line.     

4-Vinylbenzyl-substituted silver(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes and ruthenium(II) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: synthesis and transfer hydrogenation of ketones

4-Vinylbenzyl-substituted Ag(I) N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes and Ru(II) NHC complexes have been synthesized. The Ag(I) complexes were synthesized from the imidazolium salts and Ag₂O in dichloromethane at room temperature. The Ru(II) complexes were prepared from Ag(I) NHC complexes by transmetallation. The six 4-Vinylbenzyl-substituted Ag(I) NHC complexes and six 4-Vinylbenzyl-substituted Ru(II) NHC complexes have been characterized by spectroscopic techniques and elemental analyses. The Ru(II) NHC complexes show catalytic activity for the transfer hydrogenation of ketones.     

Structures and stabilities of group 13 adducts [(NHC)(EX3)] and [(NHC)2(E2X(n))] (E=B to In; X=H, Cl; n=4, 2, 0; NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene) and the search for hydrogen storage systems: a theoretical study

Quantum chemical calculations using density functional theory at the BP86/TZVPP level and ab initio calculations at the SCS-MP2/TZVPP level have been carried out for the group 13 complexes [(NHC)(EX(3))] and [(NHC)(2)(E(2)X(n))] (E=B to In; X=H, Cl; n=4, 2, 0; NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene). The monodentate Lewis acids EX(3) and the bidentate Lewis acids E(2) X(n) bind N-heterocyclic carbenes rather strongly in donor-acceptor complexes [(NHC)(EX(3))] and [(NHC)(2)(E(2)X(n))]. The equilibrium structures of the bidentate complexes depend on the electronic reference state of E(2)X(n), which may vary for different atoms E and X. All complexes [(NHC)(2)(E(2)X(4))] possess C(s) symmetry in which the NHC ligands bind in a trans conformation to the group 13 atoms E. The complexes [(NHC)(2)(E(2)H(2))] with E=B, Al, Ga have also C(s) symmetry with a trans arrangement of the NHC ligands and a planar CE(H)E(H)C moiety that has a E=E π bond. In contrast, the indium complex [(NHC)(2)(In(2) H(2))] has C(i) symmetry with pyramidal-coordinated In atoms in which the hydrogen atoms are twisted above and below the CInInC plane. The latter C(i) form is calculated for all chloride systems [(NHC)(2)(E(2)Cl(2))], but the boron complex [(NHC)(2)(B(2)Cl(2))] deviates only slightly from C(s) symmetry. The B(2) fragment in the linear coordinated complex [(NHC)(2)(B(2))] has a highly excited (3)(1)Σ(g)(-) reference state, which gives an effective B≡B triple bond with a very short interatomic distance. The heavier homologues [(NHC)(2)(E(2))] (E=Al to In) exhibit a anti-periplanar arrangement of the NHC ligands in which the E(2) fragments have a (1)(1) Δ(g) reference state and an E=E double bond. The calculated energies suggest that the dihydrogen release from the complexes [(NHC)(EH(3))] and [(NHC)(2)(E(2)H(n))] becomes energetically more favourable when atom E becomes heavier. The indium complexes should therefore be the best candidates of the investigated series for hydrogen-storage systems that could potentially deliver dihydrogen at close to ambient temperature. The hydrogenation reaction of the dimeric magnesium(I) compound [LMgMgL] (L=β-diketiminate) with [(NHC)(EH(3))] becomes increasingly exothermic with the trend B相似文献   

Stabilisation of iridium(III) fluoride complexes with NHCs

The first neutral, [IrClF(2)(NHC)(COD)] and [IrClF(2)(CO)(2)(NHC)] (NHC = IMes, IPr), and cationic, [IrF(2)py(IMes)(COD)][BF(4)] and [IrF(2)L(CO)(2)(NHC)][BF(4)] (NHC = IMes, L = PPh(2)Et, PPh(2)CCPh, py; NHC = IPr, L = py), NHC iridium(III) fluoride complexes, have been synthesised by the xenon difluoride oxidation of iridium(I) substrates. The stereochemistries of these iridium(III) complexes have been confirmed by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy in solution and no examples of fluoride-trans-NHC arrangements were observed. Throughout, CO was found to be a better co-ligand for the stabilisation of the iridium(III) fluoride complexes than COD. Attempts to generate neutral trifluoroiridium(III) complexes, [IrF(3)(CO)(NHC)], via the ligand substitution reaction of [IrF(3)(CO)(3)] with the free NHCs were unsuccessful.     

A general synthetic route to mixed NHC-phosphane palladium(0) complexes (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene)

Mixed NHC-phosphane palladium(0) complexes [(NHC)Pd(PR(3))] (NHC: N-heterocyclic carbene) are synthesized directly from commercially available reagents, with the possibility to tune the nature of both the NHC and the phosphane. Reaction of [(NHC)Pd(allyl)Cl] (palladium source) and PR(3), in the presence of a base afforded, in isopropanol, [(NHC)Pd(PR(3))] in good yields. We found that the nature of the solvent played a key role in the efficient reduction of the Pd(II) precursor to Pd(0). Supported by experimental evidence we propose that the reduction step is driven by the isopropoxide anion formed in situ from isopropanol and a base. Detection of acetone in the reaction mixture confirms that the isopropoxide anion acts as the reducing agent. Moreover, different bases proved efficient for the reaction. The structures of the complexes were unambiguously confirmed by X-ray analysis. Exposure of these complexes to air does not lead to decomposition, but to the oxo-complex [(NHC)Pd(PR(3))(O(2))], which is stable both in the solid state and in solution.     

Stepwise synthesis of a hydrido, N-heterocyclic dicarbene iridium(III) pincer complex featuring mixed NHC/abnormal NHC ligands

We describe a stepwise synthesis of the hydrido, N-heterocyclic dicarbene iridium(III) pincer complex [Ir(H)I(C(NHC)CC(aNHC))(NCMe)] (3) which features a combination of normal and abnormal NHC ligands. The reaction of the bis(imidazolium) diiodide [(CH(imid)CHCH(imid))]I(2) (1) with [Ir(μ-Cl)(cod)](2) afforded first the mono-NHC Ir(I) complex [IrI(cod)(CH(imid)CHC(NHC))]I (2), which was then reacted with 2 equiv. of Cs(2)CO(3) in acetonitrile at 60 °C for 40 h to yield 3. These observations support our previously proposed mechanism for the formation of hydrido, N-heterocyclic dicarbene iridium(III) pincer complexes from the reaction of bis(imidazolium) salts with weak bases involving a mono-NHC Ir(I) intermediate. We describe the reactivity of the mono-NHC Ir(I) complex 2 under various conditions. By changing the reaction solvent from MeCN to toluene, we observed the cleavage of the imidazol-2-ylidene ring and the formation of an iminoformamide-containing mono-NHC Ir(I) complex [IrI(cod){[NHCH=CHN(Ad)CHO]CHC(NHC)}] (4). Complex 4 was also prepared in high yield from the reaction of 2 with strong bases (potassium tert-butoxide or potassium hexamethyldisilazane), via the initial formation of the complex [IrI(cod)(CH(NHC)CHC(NHC))] (5), which contains a coordinated NHC moiety and a free carbene arm, followed by subsequent hydrolysis of the latter. The bis(imidazolium) salt 1 can be deprotonated by strong bases to form the bis(carbene) ligand C(NHC)CHC(NHC) (6), which readily reacts with [Ir(μ-Cl)(cod)](2) to give the dinuclear complex [{IrI(cod)}(2)(μ-C(NHC)CHC(NHC))] (7), in which the N-heterocyclic bis(carbene) ligand bridges the two metals through the carbene carbon atoms.     

Synthetic and structural studies of NHC–Pt(dvtms) complexes and their application as alkene hydrosilylation catalysts (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene,dvtms = divinyltetramethylsiloxane)

The synthesis and structural characterization of a series of platinum complexes, bearing N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) and divinyltetramethylsiloxane (dvtms) as supporting ligands, are described. The reaction of commercially available Karstedt’s catalyst (Pt₂{(η²-ViSiMe₂)₂O}₃) with in situ generated NHC leads to monomeric platinum(0) complexes in which one NHC is bound to the metal center, as indicated by spectroscopic analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The relative reactivity trend for these complexes as catalysts for the hydrosilylation of alkenes is discussed in terms of NHC ligand steric properties.     

Rhodium(NHC)-catalyzed O-arylation of aryl bromides

The first example of the rhodium-catalyzed O-arylation of aryl bromides is reported. While the right combination of rhodium species and N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) offered an effective catalytic system enabling the arylation to proceed, the choice of NHC was determined to be most important. The developed O-arylation protocol has a wide range of substrate scope, high functional group tolerance, and flexibility allowing a complementary route to either N- or O-arylation depending on the choice of NHC.     

From an Isolable Acyclic Phosphinosilylene Adduct to Donor‐Stabilized SiE Compounds (E=O,S, Se)

Reaction of the arylchlorosilylene‐NHC adduct ArSi(NHC)Cl [Ar=2,6‐Trip₂C₆H₃; NHC=(MeC)₂(NMe)₂C:] 1 with one molar equiv of lithium diphenylphosphanide affords the first stable NHC‐stabilized acyclic phosphinosilylene adduct 2 (ArSi(NHC)PPh₂), which could be structurally characterized. Compound 2 , when reacted with one molar equiv selenium and sulfur, affords the silanechalcogenones 4 a and 4 b (ArSi(NHC)(?E)PPh₂, 4 a : E=Se, 4 b : E=S), respectively. Conversion of 2 with an excess of Se and S, through additional insertion of one chalcogen atom into the Si?P bond, leads to 3 a and 3 b (ArSi(NHC)(?E)‐E‐P(?E)Ph₂, 3 a : E=Se, 3 b : E=S), respectively. Additionally, the exposure of 2 to N₂O or CO₂ yielded the isolable NHC‐stabilized silanone 4 c , Ar(NHC)(Ph₂P)Si?O.     

Chiral iridium(I) bis(NHC) complexes as catalysts for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation

The common use of NHC complexes in transition‐metal mediated C–C coupling and metathesis reactions in recent decades has established N‐heterocyclic carbenes as a new class of ligand for catalysis. The field of asymmetric catalysis with complexes bearing NHC‐containing chiral ligands is dominated by mixed carbene/oxazoline or carbene/phosphane chelating ligands. In contrast, applications of complexes with chiral, chelating bis(NHC) ligands are rare. In the present work new chiral iridium(I) bis(NHC) complexes and their application in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones are described. A series of chiral bis(azolium) salts have been prepared following a synthetic pathway, starting from L ‐valinol and the modular buildup allows the structural variation of the ligand precursors. The iridium complexes were formed via a one‐pot transmetallation procedure. The prepared complexes were applied as catalysts in the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of various prochiral ketones, affording the corresponding chiral alcohols in high yields and moderate to good enantioselectivities of up to 68%. The enantioselectivities of the catalysts were strongly affected by the various, terminal N‐substituents of the chelating bis(NHC) ligands. The results presented in this work indicate the potential of bis‐carbenes as stereodirecting ligands for asymmetric catalysis and are offering a base for further developments. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Donor-Stabilized Monocarba-Bridged Bis(cyclopentadienyl)alanes

Five monocarba-bridged bis(cyclopentadienyl)aluminum halide NHC and thione complexes and one monocarba-bridged bis(cyclopentadienyl)phosphanylalane NHC complex are reported. The former were synthesized by transmetalation of a C[1]magnesocenophane with the corresponding aluminum(III) chloride and aluminum(III) bromide donor adducts. The phosphanylalane complex was obtained by a subsequent functionalization of the corresponding bromoalane with lithium diphenylphosphide. All complexes were characterized in solution by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy and in the solid state by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Bonding energies of the NHC and thione ligands to the aluminum centres were estimated by DFT calculations.     

A method for the synthesis of nickel(0) bis(carbene) complexes

A new method leading to Ni(NHC)2 (NHC = IMes, IPri, SIPr(i), SIBu(t)) complexes in moderate to good yields, involves the reaction of NHC (pre-formed or generated in situ) with Ni(CH3)2(tmed), tmed = N,N'-tetramethylethylenediamine; in one case, the intermediate Ni[I(Me2)Pr(i)]2(CH3)2, I(Me2)Pr(i) = N,N'-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene, has been isolated and structurally characterised.     

Mixture of Azolium Tetraphenylborate with Isopropylthioxanthone: A New Class of N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Photogenerator for Polyurethane,Polyester, and ROMP Polymers Synthesis

In the search of smarter routes to control the conditions of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHCs) formation, a two-component air-stable NHC photogenerating system is reported. It relies on the irradiation at 365 nm of a mixture of 2-isopropylthioxanthone (ITX) with 1,3-bis(mesityl)imidazoli(ni)um tetraphenylborate. The photoinduced liberation of NHC is evidenced by reaction with a mesitoyl radical to form an NHC-radical adduct detectable by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. The NHC yield can be determined by ¹H NMR spectroscopy through the formation of a soluble and stable NHC–carbodiimide adduct. To deprotonate the azolium salt and liberate the NHC, a mechanism is proposed in which the role of base is played by ITX radical anion formed in situ by a primary photoinduced electron-transfer reaction between electronically excited ITX (oxidant) and BPh₄⁻ (reductant). An NHC yield as high as 70 % is achieved upon starting with a stoichiometric ratio of ITX and azolium salt. Three different photoNHC-mediated polymerizations are described: synthesis of polyurethane and polyester by organocatalyzed step-growth polymerization and ring-opening copolymerization, respectively, and generation of polynorbornene by ring-opening metathesis polymerization using an NHC-coordinated Ru catalyst formed in situ.