NHC Ligands with a Secondary Pyrimidyl Donor for Electron-Rich Palladium(0) Complexes
Author(s) -
Stefan Warsink,
I. L. Chang,
Jan J. Weigand,
Peter Hauwert,
JwuTing Chen,
Cornelis J. Elsevier
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
organometallics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.231
H-Index - 172
eISSN - 1520-6041
pISSN - 0276-7333
DOI - 10.1021/om100670u
Subject(s) - chemistry , transmetalation , palladium , substituent , selectivity , alkene , catalysis , pyrimidine , medicinal chemistry , nitrogen , stereochemistry , organic chemistry
Several (N-2-pyrimidyl-NHC)-palladium(0) complexes have been synthesized in very high yields and purities by transmetalation from the related silver(I) complexes with Pd0(tBuDAB)(ma). The coordination behavior of the heteroditopic ligands was analyzed, and the structure of their complexes was confirmed by NMR and X-ray diffraction studies. The complexes are active catalysts for the transfer hydrogenation of alkynes to Z-alkenes, with activity and selectivity depending on the pyrimidine substituents and the NHC nitrogen substituent. Selectivities toward the Z-alkene as high as 97% were observed
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