Oxygen binding to [Pd(L)(L')] (L= NHC, L' = NHC or PR3, NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene). synthesis and structure of a paramagnetic trans-[Pd(NHC)2(η(1)-O2)2] complex

The reactivity of a number of two-coordinate [Pd(L)(L')] (L = N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and L' = NHC or PR(3)) complexes with O(2) has been examined. Stopped-flow kinetic studies show that O(2) binding to [Pd(IPr)(P(p-tolyl)(3))] to form cis-[Pd(IPr)(P(p-tolyl)(3))(η(2)-O(2))] occurs in a rapid, second-order process. The enthalpy of O(2) binding to the Pd(0) center has been determined by solution calorimetry to be -26.2(1.9) kcal/mol. Extension of this work to the bis-NHC complex [Pd(IPr)(2)], however, did not lead to the formation of the expected diamagnetic complex cis-[Pd(IPr)(2)(η(2)-O(2))] but to paramagnetic trans-[(Pd(IPr)(2)(η(1)-O(2))(2)], which has been fully characterized. Computational studies addressing the energetics of O(2) binding have been performed and provide insight into reactivity changes as steric pressure is increased.     

Well-defined NHC–Pd(II)–Im (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene; Im=1-methylimidazole) complex catalyzed C–N coupling of primary amines with aryl chlorides

We report herein a well-defined NHC–Pd(II)–Im (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene; Im=1-methylimidazole) complex catalyzed C–N coupling of primary amines with aryl chlorides. Under the optimal reaction conditions, a variety of primary amines can be coupled with aryl chlorides to give the amination products in good to high yields within 4 h. It is worthy of noting here that the NHC–Pd(II)–Im complex showed especially high catalytic activity toward challenging sterically hindered substrates including both of aryl amines and aryl chlorides. In addition, alkyl amines were also proved to be suitable reaction partners to give the corresponding amination products in good to high yields.     

NHC–Pd(II)–Im (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene,Im=1-methylimidazole) complex catalyzed coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with carboxylic acid anhydrides in water

A well-defined N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)–palladium chloride–imidazole complex exhibited high catalytic activity in the coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with carboxylic acid anhydrides in pure water under mild conditions. Under the optimal conditions, all reactions gave the desired coupling products in moderate to high yields.     

[(NHC)CrCl(μ-Cl)(THF)]_2 and(NHC)_2CrCl_2(NHC=1,3-Diisopropyl-4,5-dimethylimidazole-2-ylidene):Syntheses,Structures,and Polymerization Activities

The preparation of divalent chromium N-heterocyclic carbene(NHC,1,3-diisopropyl4,5-dimethylimidazole-2-ylidene) compounds is reported.The reaction of 1:1 molar ratio of NHC with CrCl2 led to an isolation of [(NHC)CrCl(μ-Cl)(THF)]2(1),while that of 2:1 ratio resulted in the formation of(NHC)2CrCl2(2).1 can be considered as an intermediate in the formation of 2 and further converted into 2 by the addition of another equiv.of NHC.The reaction of 2 with CpNa afforded an ion pair compound [(NHC)2CrCp]+[Cp]-(3),indicating a strong coordination ability of NHC supplanting one of the ionic Cr-Cp bonding.In combination of methylalumoxane(MAO) as cocatalyst 1 and 2 both are active for catalyzing ethylene polymerization.     

Synthesis of (NHC)Rh(cod)Cl and (NHC)RhCl(CO)2 complexes – Translation of the Rh- into the Ir-scale for the electronic properties of NHC ligands

Twenty-three different Rh complexes of the (NHC)RhCl(cod) and (NHC)RhCl(CO)₂ type were synthesized from [RhCl(cod)]₂. The electron donating nature of the NHC ligands was changed in a systematic manner. The redox potentials of the various (NHC)RhCl(cod) and the ν(CO) of the various (NHC)RhCl(CO)₂ were determined. A correlation of the Rh redox potentials and the Rh ν(CO), respectively, with the related data from analogous (NHC)IrCl(cod) and (NHC)IrCl(CO)₂ complexes established two linear relationships. The linear regression (R² = 0.993) of the Rh and the Ir redox potentials results in an equation for the redox potential transformation: E_1/2(Ir) = 1.016 · E_1/2(Rh) ? 0.076 V. The linear regression (R² = 0.97) of the Rh and Ir ν_av(CO) results in an equation for the ν_av(CO) transformation: ν_av(CO)Ir = 0.8695 · ν_av(CO)Rh + 250.7 cm^?1. In this manner the Rh and the Ir-scale for the determination of the electron donating properties of NHC ligands are unified.     

氮杂环卡宾(NHC)催化下多取代环戊烯的串联合成

在氮杂环卡宾(N-heterocycliccarbene,NHC)催化下,α,β-不饱和羧酸经过原位活化后与2-(2-氧代-2-芳乙基)丙二腈发生Michael加成、羟醛缩合、脱羧等反应,一锅法合成了多取代环戊烯类化合物.该方法具有底物范围广、原料易得、反应条件温和、产率高、操作简便等优点,为多官能化环戊烯类化合物的高效合成提供了新思路.     

(NHC)NiH-Catalyzed Intermolecular Regio- and Diastereoselective Cross-Hydroalkenylation of Endocyclic Dienes with α-Olefins

Highly selective cross-hydroalkenylations of endocyclic 1,3-dienes at the least substituted site with α-olefins were achieved with a set of neutral (NHC)Ni^IIH(OTf) catalysts and cationic Ni^II catalysts with a novel NHC ligand. Under heteroatom assistance, skipped dienes were obtained in good yields, often from equal amounts of the two substrates and at a catalyst loading of 2–5 mol %. Rare 4,3-product selectivity (i.e., with the H atom at C4 and the alkenyl group at C3 of the diene) was observed, which is different from the selectivity of known dimerizations of α-olefins with both acyclic Co and Fe systems. The influence of the various substituents on the NHC, 1,3-diene, and α-olefin on the chemo-, regio-, and diastereoselectivity was studied. High levels of chirality transfer were observed with chiral cyclohexadiene derivatives.     

Mechanism of ketone hydrosilylation using NHC–Cu(I) catalysts: a computational study

The porous MIL-47 material shows a selective adsorption behavior for para-, ortho-, and meta-isomers of xylenes, making the material a serious candidate for separation applications. The origin of the selectivity lies in the differences in interactions (energetic) and confining (entropic). This paper investigates the xylene–framework interactions and the xylene–xylene interactions with quantum mechanical calculations, using a dispersion-corrected density functional and periodic boundary conditions to describe the crystal. First, the strength and geometrical characteristics of the optimal xylene–xylene interactions are quantified by studying the pure and mixed pairs in gas phase. An extended set of initial structures is created and optimized to sample as many relative orientations and distances as possible. Next, the pairs are brought in the pores of MIL-47. The interaction with the terephthalic linkers and other xylenes increases the stacking energy in gas phase (?31.7?kJ/mol per pair) by roughly a factor four in the fully loaded state (?58.3?kJ/mol per xylene). Our decomposition of the adsorption energy shows various trends in the contributing xylene–xylene interactions. The absence of a significant difference in energetics between the isomers indicates that entropic effects must be mainly responsible for the separation behavior.     

Ethenedithione (S=C=C=S): Does It Obey Hund's Rule?

Significantly higher in energy (24 kJ mol⁻¹) than the triplet ground state (³Σ_g⁻) is the ¹Δ_g state of ethenedithione (S=C=C=S), in agreement with Hund's rule. This result was obtained from high-level ab initio calculations. Thus, ethenedithione cannot, as had been proposed, be considered as the first example for the violation of Hund's rule in an equilibrium structure.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Indenylnickel(Ⅱ) NHC Complex (Ind)NiBr(1,3-bisbenzylimidazol-2-ylidene)

The complex (Ind)NiBr(1,3-bisbenzylimidazol-2-ylidene) (Ind = indenyl) 1 has been prepared in ca. 65% yield via the reaction of (Ind)2Ni with an equivalent of 1,3-bis-benzylimidazolium bromide in THF/CH2Cl2 at 45 °C, supported by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystal determination. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 7.072(1), b = 11.264(2), c = 14.541(3) (A), a = 102.21(3),β = 93.44(3), γ = 90.81(3)°, V= 1129.7(4)(A)3, Z = 2, Mr = 502.08, Dc. = 1.476 g/cm3, F(000) = 512,μ = 2.642 mm-1, R = 0.0490and wR = 0.1137 for 3913 observed reflections (I ＞ 2σ(I)). The center nickel atom is coordinated by a bromide ligand, a carbene carbon and three carbon atoms of the five-membered indenyl group to form either a highly distorted square pyramid or a highly distorted square plane.     

Two Amine-tethered Imidazolium NHC Ni(Ⅱ) Complexes: Synthesis,Structure and Catalytic Activity

Nickel(Ⅱ) complexes Ni(L1)2(1) and Ni(L2)2·CH3CN·H2O(2)(L1Cl = 2-(3-benzyl-2,3-dihydroimidazlo-1-yl)-N-(pyridin-2-yl)acetamide, chloride salt, L2Cl = 2-(3-naphthalene-2-ylmethyl)-2,3-dihydro-imidazlo-1-yl)-N-phenylacetamide, chloride salt) with amide-functionalized imidazolium NHC ligand were synthesized and determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 9.2561(19), b = 15.138(3), c = 20.750(4) , β = 90.216(3)°, V = 2907.3(10) 3 and Z = 4. Complex 2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with a = 15.5469(16), b = 15.3521(15), c = 31.177(3) , V = 7441.2(13) 3 and Z = 8. They are stable in the air and formed via intermolecular weak interactions, including C–H···π contacts and C–H···O hydrogen bonds. Complex 1 was applied in Suzuki coupling reaction through the investigation of reaction conditions under the optimal choice conditions: 80 ℃, K3PO4, 3% mol catalysts, 6% mol PPh3 and toluene as solvent system could afford 96% yield in 5 h.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of an Indenylnickel(II) NHC Complex (Ind)NiBr(1,3-bisbenzylimidazol-2-ylidene)

1 INTRODUCTION During the past few decades, indene and its substituted derivatives (Ind) are of special interest in Group IVB complexes owing to their easy coordina- tion modification by substitution[1～7]. The Ind li- gands can be tuned spontaneously to coordinate to the center metal from η1 to η5 via relatively facile “ring slippage”, thus leading to better stabilization of transition states or reaction intermediates[8]. How- ever, their applications in Group 10 metal complexes ha…     

Synthesis and crystal structure of 〚PdMe{PPh2NHC(O)Me}{O=C(NH2)Me}〛〚BF4〛, a palladium complex containing the acetamide ligand

The synthesis of a square planar cationic Pd(II) complex containing the acetamide ligand is described. The complex has been characterised by X-ray diffraction, leading to one of the rare examples of a crystal structure showing an acetamide molecule coordinated to a metal centre and, to the best of our knowledge, the first one with palladium. This complex may be relevant to catalytic reactions, such as the palladium-catalysed amidocarbonylation, in which transient species with O-coordinated acetamide can be formed.     

N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed (NHC) three-component domino reactions: highly stereoselective synthesis of functionalized acyclic ε-ketoesters

A novel NHC-catalyzed three-component domino strategy to access high functionalized cis-ε-ketoesters with excellent yields (up to 98%) and high stereoselectivities (up to 20:1) is documented. The title domino reactions are atom economical and work on a broad range of substrates. The relative stereochemistry could be explained by a cascade crossed-benzoin/oxy-Cope rearrangement/esterification process. The thus-obtained products are of potential synthetic value in the drug research and combinatorial chemistry.     

Chelating alkoxy NHC–Rh(I) complexes and their applications in the arylation of aldehydes

In this study, new rhodium(I) complexes (5 and 6) have been prepared by the reaction of [RhCl(COD)]₂ with a series of imidazolium salts (3 and 4), which were obtained from a chiral amino alcohol. The catalytic activities of these complexes were tested in the arylation of aldehydes. It was found that the synthesized rhodium complexes were highly effective catalysts for the arylation of aldehydes in short reaction times (5 min, TOF = 1193 h⁻¹). However, the obtained ee values (up to 32% ee) remained low. We have proposed a mechanism for the arylation reaction of aldehydes, which is confirmed via ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy.     

Fluorescence lifetime studies of no a 2Σ+(ν = 5, N = 9), B2Π32(ν = 8, J = 8.5), CwΠ32(ν = 1, J = 8.5), D2Σ+ (ν = 0, N = 5) and D2Σ+(ν = 1, N = 9)

Fluorescence decay profiles of NO excited levels slightly above the dissociation limit have been measured by a single-photon counting technique with nanosecond pulse excitation using an iodine flash lamp. Three iodine atomic lines in the vicinity of 180 nm are found to bring NO molecules into the levels A²Σ⁺(ν = 5, N = 9), B²²Π_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}(ν = 8, J = 8.5), C²Π_{$\text{3}\text{2}$}(ν = 1, J = 8.5), D²Σ⁺(ν = 0, N = 5) and D²Σ⁺(ν = 1, N = 9). Extrapolated zero-pressure lifetimes for single rotational levels are obtained, except for the C state where only a lifetime of ⩽0.4 ns was obtained. Self-quenching rate constants are also determined under higher-pressure conditions. Helium was found to quench the NO A²Σ⁺(ν′ = 5) fluorescence very efficiently.     

New mercury(II) and silver(I) complexes containing NHC metallacrown ethers with the π-π stacking interactions

The oligoether-linked bis-benzimidazolium salt 1,1′-[1,2-ethanediylbis(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)]bis[(3-^secbutyl)benzimidazolium-1-yl]iodide (H₂L¹ · I₂), 1,1′-[1,2-ethanediylbis(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)]bis[(3-ethyl)benzimidazolium-1-yl]iodide (H₂L² · I₂) and 1,1′-[1,2-ethanediylbis(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)]bis[(3-^secbutyl)benzimidazolium-1-yl]hexafluorophosphate (H₂L¹ · (PF₆)₂) and their three new mercury(II) and silver(I) complexes containing NHC metallacrown ethers, HgL¹ · (Hg₂ · I₆) (1), HgL² · I₂ (2) and AgL¹ · PF₆ (3) were prepared and characterized. In the packing diagrams of H₂L² · I₂, 1, 2 and 3 benzimidazole ring head-to-tail π-π stacking interactions are observed.