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Double Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Transformation and Small‐Molecule Activation in Rhodium NHC Complexes
Author(s) -
Zenkina Olena V.,
Keske Eric C.,
Wang Ruiyao,
Crudden Cathleen M.
Publication year - 2011
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.201103316
Three gases, one crystal : Rhodium NHC complexes undergo back‐to‐back single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal transformations by selective nonreversible ligand exchange reactions (see picture). Slow diffusion of O 2 converts a dinitrogen complex into a dioxygen complex, and CO subsequently replaces O 2 .