Abstract
Comprehensive studies on the coordination properties of tridentate nitrenium-based ligands are presented. N-heterocyclic nitrenium ions demonstrate general and versatile binding abilities to various transition metals, as exemplified by the synthesis and characterization of RhI, RhIII, Mo0, Ru0, RuII, PdII, PtII, PtIV, and AgI complexes based on these unusual ligands. Formation of nitrenium-metal bonds is unambiguously confirmed both in solution by selective 15N-labeling experiments and in the solid state by X-ray crystallography. The generality of N-heterocyclic nitrenium as a ligand is also validated by a systematic DFT study of its affinity towards all second-row transition and post-transition metals (Y-Cd) in terms of the corresponding bond-dissociation energies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7099-7110 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 17 Mar 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Funding
Funders | Funder number |
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Israel Science Foundation | 1557/11 |
Keywords
- N ligands
- carbenes
- coordination chemistry
- transition metals
- tridentate ligands