Replacement of N-heterocyclic carbenes by N-heterocyclic silylenes at a Pd(0) center: Experiment and theory

Via NMR-spectroscopy the relative reactivity of N-heterocyclic silylenes (NHSi) and carbenes (NHC) was studied. Reaction of sterically crowded bis-N-heterocyclic Pd(0) carbene complexes with free N-heterocyclic silylenes led to complete displacement of the N-heterocyclic carbene, which is unexpected knowing that usually a silylene is a weaker bound ligand compared to a carbene. High-level DFT calculations on a small model system and the experimentally used complexes confirm the experimental findings and indicate that steric interactions play an important role in the substitution reaction.     

氮杂环卡宾催化二氧化碳羧化反应的研究进展

二氧化碳是一种来源丰富的可再生资源,科研工作者一直致力于开发能够高效转化二氧化碳的催化体系。氮杂环卡宾在有机化学中是一类非常重要的催化剂,利用氮杂环卡宾-过渡金属配合物催化实现二氧化碳的高效化学转化受到了人们的广泛关注。本文主要根据氮杂环卡宾-过渡金属配合物进行分类,总结归纳了近年来氮杂环卡宾-过渡金属配合物催化二氧化碳羧化反应的研究进展。     

Ruthenium(II)-NHC-catalyzed (NHC = perhydrobenzimidazol-2-ylidene) alkylation of amines using the hydrogen borrowing methodology under solvent-free conditions

Transition Metal Chemistry - New ruthenium(II) complexes with N-heterocyclic carbene ligand were synthesized by transmetalation reactions between silver(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes and...     

What difference one double bond makes: Electronic structure of saturated and unsaturated n-heterocyclic carbene ligands in Grubbs 2nd generation-type catalysts

N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands are a versatile and useful class of ligands that have enjoyed much success over the past few decades in organometallic chemistry. This fact is exemplified most convincingly in Grubbs 2nd generation olefin metathesis catalysts. We explore the electronic impact of the NHC-ligand by decoupling electronic and steric effects through simplified model N-heterocyclic carbenes. Saturated and unsaturated N-heterocyclic carbene ligands give rise to fundamentally different frontier orbitals in these catalysts, suggesting a need to classify them as two electronically distinct ligand classes.     

A general and versatile approach to thermally generated N-heterocyclic carbenes

The synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) adducts by condensation of diamines with appropriately substituted benzaldehydes is described. This simplified approach provides the NHC adduct without first having to generate the carbene followed by its protection. These adducts undergo thermal deprotection to generate N-heterocyclic carbene in situ. Adduct decomposition temperatures were investigated as a function of catalyst structure by using thermal analysis and spectroscopic techniques. Importantly, unlike adducts derived from chloroform, the new pentafluorobenzene-based adducts are more readily prepared and are stable at room temperature. The utility of these adducts as organic catalyst precursors for living ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide, transesterification reactions, and the synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene ligated organometallic complexes is also described.     

Function of an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand based on concept of chiral mimetic

Function of a new N-heterocyclic carbene ligand based on the concept of a chiral mimetic is described. With (4R,5R)-4,5-diphenyl-1,3-dialkyl-4,5-dihydro-3H-imidazol-1-ium tetrafluoroborates as N-heterocyclic carbene precursors, Rh-catalyzed enantioselective arylation (up to 27% ee) of aromatic aldehydes with arylboronic acids and Pd-catalyzed enantioselective intramolecular alpha-arylation (up to 66% ee) of N-(2-bromoaryl)-N-alkyl-2-arylpropanamides are investigated.     

A benzimidazole-based N-heterocyclic carbene derived from 1,10-phenanthroline

[reaction: see text] A catalytically active palladium-complexed tetracyclic N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) was prepared in three steps from commercially available 1,10-phenanthroline by using a reduction-cyclization-deprotonation sequence. The new carbene framework is a prototype for the development of a series of chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes.     

极具潜在应用价值的催化剂——N-杂环卡宾金属配合物

N杂环卡宾的反应性能较高,与周期表中几乎所有的金属都能发生反应形成稳定的配合物.主要阐述了N杂环卡宾的结构与类型,其金属配合物的合成方法及在化学反应中的催化作用和应用前景.     

Lewis base mediated dismutation of trichlorosilane

An abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene (aNHC) has been used as a Lewis base to initiate dismutation of trichlorosilane. This report presents the reactivity differences of a normal N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) versus aNHC with heavier group 14 elements. Three novel compounds (NHC)(2)·SiCl(2)H(2) (2), aNHC·SiCl(2)H(2) (3), and aNHC·GeCl(2) (4) have been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray analysis, solid-state NMR and DFT calculations.     

N-杂环卡宾配体在聚合反应中的研究进展

N-杂环卡宾配体的优异催化性能引起了人们的广泛关注, 已成功应用于多种烯烃聚合反应。本文结合N-杂环卡宾的相关研究报道,首先简要介绍N-杂环卡宾,随后重点介绍N-杂环卡宾在开环易位聚合、烯烃配位聚合和原子转移自由基聚合等聚合反应的应用。在此基础上,指出了今后N-杂环卡宾配体在聚合反应研究的发展方向。     

Functionalised saturated-backbone carbene ligands: yttrium and uranyl alkoxy-carbene complexes and bicyclic carbene-alcohol adducts

A new and modular route to bidentate ligands that combines an alkoxide with a saturated backbone N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) is presented. The bi(heterocyclic) compounds are formally the addition product of a saturated NHC and the alcohol group of the N-functionalised arm. Using these compounds, the synthesis and structural characterisation of the first electropositive metal complexes of saturated N-heterocyclic carbenes has been achieved, and examples structurally characterised for the yttrium(III) and the uranyl [UO(2)](2+) cations.     

N-杂环卡宾的反应及应用

自从1991年Arduengo第一次分离得到稳定的游离N-杂环卡宾以后,N-杂环卡宾金属络合物的研究在近几年来得到了迅速的发展。N-杂环卡宾的反应性能较高,它们与周期表中几乎所有的元素都能发生反应。N-杂环卡宾金属络合物对许多反应有催化作用,它们是一类有潜在应用价值的催化剂。本文对近年来相关的研究成果进行了综述。     

Chemistry of the heavy group 15 elements with the pyridyl tethered 1,2-bis(imino)acenaphthene "clamshell" ligand

Cobaltocene has been used as a one-electron reductant in a facile route to generate pnictogen(I) (P, As) synthons. These subsequently undergo a formal 4 + 2 cycloaddition with a pyridyl tethered 1,2-bis(imino)acenaphthene "clamshell" ligand to yield N-heterocyclic chlorophosphines and -arsines, which are precursors to the corresponding N-heterocyclic pnictenium cations. In the absence of a reductant the "clamshell" ligand can be used in forming hypervalent donor-acceptor complexes with heavy main group elements (Sn, Sb and Bi).     

Ruthenium alkylidenes: modulation of a new class of catalysts for controlled radical polymerization of vinyl monomers

Air-stable and readily available ruthenium benzylidene complexes of the general type [RuCl2(=CHPh)(L)(L')] (L, L' = PCy3 and/or N-heterocyclic carbene) constitute a new class of catalyst precursors for atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of methyl methacrylate and styrene, and provide an unprecedented example for the involvement of ruthenium alkylidenes in radical reactions. They promote the polymerization of various monomers with good to excellent yields, and in a controlled way with methyl methacrylate and styrene. Variations of their basic structural motif provide insights into the essential parameters responsible for catalytic activity. The ligands L (PCy3 and/or N-heterocyclic carbene) turned out to play a particularly important role in determining the rate of the polymerizations. A similarly pronounced influence is exerted by the substituents on the N-heterocyclic carbene. Our results indicate that the catalysts decompose quickly under ATRP conditions, and polymerizations are mediated by both [RuCl2(=CHPh)(L)(L')] complexes and ruthenium species bereft of the benzylidene moiety, through a pathway in which both tricyclohexylphosphane and/or N-heterocyclic carbene ligands remain bound to the metal center. Polymerization of n-butyl acrylate and vinyl acetate is not controlled and most probably takes place through a redox-initiated free-radical process.     

Luminescent square-planar platinum(II) complexes with tridentate 3-bis(2-pyridylimino)isoindoline and monodentate N-heterocyclic ligands

A series of platinum(II) complexes with 1,3-bis(2-pyridylimino)isoindoline (BPI) derivatives were prepared by substitution of the coordinated Cl in the precursor complex Pt(BPI)Cl with a N-heterocyclic ligand such as pyridine, phthalazine or phenanthridine. These complexes display orange to red luminescence in fluid dichloromethane solutions and in the solid states at room temperature. The photophysical properties were tuned by introducing electron-withdrawing -NO(2) or electron-donating -NH(2) to the BPI ligand. The DFT computational studies suggest that the emission in the N-heterocyclic ligand substituted platinum(II) complexes originates mainly from the (3)[π→π*(BPI)] (3)IL triplet excited state, mixed with some (3)[dπ(Pt)→π*(BPI)] (3)MLCT character. Compared with the precursor Pt(BPI)Cl, both the low-energy absorption and the emission in the N-heterocyclic ligand substituted platinum(II) complexes exhibits a distinct blue-shift due to an obviously enhanced contribution from the (3)IL state and a reduced (3)MLCT character.     

二茂铁咪唑盐的合成及其在Suzuki-Miyaura反应中的应用

合成了硫醚官能化、膦官能化及未官能化的二茂铁咪唑盐,并研究了以其作为N-杂环卡宾配体前体对Pd催化的Suzuki-Miyaura偶联反应的影响,发现在4-甲基溴苯与苯硼酸偶联反应中以膦官能化的配体对催化性能提高有利,而硫醚官能化不利于催化性能提高。     

A modular approach to main-chain organometallic polymers

A highly efficient route to a new class of organometallic polymers containing difunctional N-heterocyclic carbenes has been developed. Bis(imidazolium) halides and divalent group X metals were copolymerized to afford organometallic polymers in up to quantitative yields and with molecular weights up to 10(6) Da, depending on the structure of the N-heterocyclic carbene and the incorporated transition metal. Enhanced solubilities were demonstrated through post-polymerization ligation with phosphines. Finally, selective end-group functionalization and excellent molecular weight control was achieved through the inclusion of monofunctional chain transfer agents during the polymerization.     

Dual electron uptake by simultaneous iron and ligand reduction in an N-heterocyclic carbene substituted [FeFe] hydrogenase model compound

An N-heterocyclic carbene containing [FeFe]H(2)ase model complex, whose X-ray structure displays an apical carbene, shows an unexpected two-electron reduction to be involved in its electrocatalytic dihydrogen production. Density functional calculations show, in addition to a one-electron Fe-Fe reduction, that the aryl-substituted N-heterocyclic carbene can accept a second electron more readily than the Fe-Fe manifold. The juxtaposition of these two one-electron reductions resembles the [FeFe]H(2)ase active site with an FeFe di-iron unit joined to the electroactive 4Fe4S cluster.     

Polyphenylens,Cross-Linked Through Pd-Carbene Complexes Formation,for Catalysis in Suzuki-Miyaura Reactions

Polyphenylenes supported N-heterocyclic carbene Pd-complexes were synthesized for catalysis of cross-coupling Suzuki-Miyaura reactions. Starting polyphenylenes were prepared by cyclocondensation reaction of diacetylaromatic with monoacetylaromatic compounds. N-metylimidazole has been involved to the polymer through the mono-functional acetyl monomer, in which in p-position to acetyl group the group of haloalkyl was situated, and haloalkyl group interacted with N-methylimidazole. N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of Pd were synthesized usually by the reaction of imidazolium salts with the salts of transition metals in the presence of a base, obtaining the complex (N-heterocyclic carbene)₂PdX₂. The catalysis reaction was carried out between arylhalides (iodo- or bromobenzene) and phenylboronic acid with the presence of 1 mol% of Pd. The yields of biphenyl are from 70 to 95%, which is comparable with homogeneous catalysis.     

Carbon monoxide-promoted carbene insertion into the aryl substituent of an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand: Buchner reaction in a ruthenium carbene complex

In the presence of carbon monoxide, ruthenium carbenes give a net insertion/ring expansion (Buchner reaction) into one of the aromatic rings of the N-heterocyclic carbene ligand. In alkene metathesis applications, the N-heterocyclic carbene ligand is both robust and typically inert to reactions with the metal-bound carbene. This unique reaction is completely regioselective. The complexes obtained through ring expansion were fully characterized in the solid state using X-ray crystallography and in solution using NMR and IR spectroscopy.