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Non‐Innocent Behavior of a Tridentate NHC Chelating Ligand Coordinated onto a Zirconium(IV) Center
Author(s) -
Romain Charles,
Miqueu Karinne,
Sotiropoulos JeanMarc,
BelleminLaponnaz Stéphane,
Dagorne Samuel
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200906702
Subject(s) - zirconium , chelation , carbene , ligand (biochemistry) , center (category theory) , chemistry , metal , combinatorial chemistry , stereochemistry , medicinal chemistry , polymer chemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry , receptor
NHC me, now you don′t : A tridentate bis(aryloxide)NHC‐chelating ligand readily coordinates to Zr IV and undergoes an unprecedented THF‐promoted benzyl migration from the zirconium metal center to the C carbene atom of the NHC. NHC=N‐heterocyclic carbene.