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Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalization with Gold Complexes Containing N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands with Pendant Donor Groups
Author(s) -
DelgadoRebollo Manuela,
Beltrán Álvaro,
Prieto Auxiliadora,
Mar DíazRequejo M.,
Echavarren Antonio M.,
Pérez Pedro J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201101158
Subject(s) - carbene , chemistry , catalysis , ethyl diazoacetate , ligand (biochemistry) , benzene , surface modification , medicinal chemistry , hydrocarbon , polymer chemistry , hexane , transition metal carbene complex , organic chemistry , cyclopropanation , biochemistry , receptor
Abstract A series of silver and gold complexes bearing N‐heterocyclic carbene ligands with a –CH 2 CO 2 Et pendant group attached to one N atom of the NHC ligand have been prepared. The catalytic properties of the gold complexes toward the decomposition of ethyl diazoacetate (N 2 CHCO 2 Et) and the transfer of the carbene CHCO 2 Et group to benzene and hexane have been investigated. A somewhat different reaction outcome has been found for this family of gold catalysts compared with the parent IPrAuCl catalyst.