N-Heterocyclic carbenes as privileged ligands for nickel-catalysed alkene functionalisation

BC Lee, CF Liu, LQH Lin, KZ Yap, NX Song… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Alkene functionalisation is a powerful strategy that has enabled access to a wide array of
compounds including valuable pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. The reactivity of the …

Low-valent transition metalate anions in synthesis, small molecule activation, and catalysis

VR Landaeta, TM Horsley Downie, R Wolf - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
This review surveys the synthesis and reactivity of low-oxidation state metalate anions of the
d-block elements, with an emphasis on contributions reported between 2006 and 2022 …

Secondary-sphere preorganization enables nickel-catalyzed nitrile hydroboration

M Afandiyeva, X Wu, WW Brennessel… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we describe nickel-catalyzed nitrile hydroboration with pinacolborane, wherein a
tethered NHC–pyridonate ligand enables efficient catalysis (5 mol%[Ni],≤ 6 h reaction time) …

A bulky 1, 4, 7-triazacyclononane and acetonitrile, a Goldilocks system for probing the role of NiIII and NiI centers in cross-coupling catalysis

L Griego, JB Chae, LM Mirica - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
In nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions involving alkyl substrates, catalysts supported
by N-donor ligands are proposed to involve paramagnetic Ni (I) and Ni (III) species as key …

Square‐Planar Anionic Pt0 Complexes

H Kameo, Y Tanaka, Y Shimoyama, D Izumi… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
AT‐shaped Pt0 complex with a diphosphine‐borane (DPB) ligand was prepared. The Pt→ B
interaction enhances the electrophilicity of the metal and triggers the addition of Lewis bases …

Neutral and Anionic Square Planar Palladium (0) Complexes Stabilized by a Silicon Z‐Type Ligand

N Ansmann, J Münch, M Schorpp… - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Anionic [Pd (0)− X]− ate complex were proposed as key intermediates in Pd‐
catalyzed cross‐coupling for decades, but their isolation remained elusive. Herein, a …

2-Pyridonates: a versatile ligand platform in 3d transition metal coordination chemistry and catalysis

A Fedulin, AJ von Wangelin - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Aminoalcohols are an easily available, highly diverse, and inexpensive class of ligands with
numerous applications in biological and technological contexts of metal–ligand mediated …

Mechanistic insights and comparative analysis of Ru (ii)–NNC pincer complexes with anionic-, protic-, and classical-NHCs for transfer hydrogenation of ketones

S Nath, E Yadav, A Raghuvanshi… - Catalysis Science & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A comparison of catalytic activity of a series of ruthenium (II)-NNC pincer type complexes
bearing unsymmetrical pincer ligands NNRCR′(R= Me, OMe and R′= H, Me) with protic …

Bifunctional Ruthenium Catalysts for endo-Selective Cycloisomerization of Nucleophile-Functionalized Terminal Alkynes

HA Garcia Mayerstein, D Song - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
The catalytic cycloisomerization of nucleophile-functionalized alkynes is a useful method for
the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds with 100% atom economy. Group 8 catalysts give …

Trigonal-Bipyramidal Pt (0) and Pd (0) Anions

H Kameo, T Miyazaki, Y Shimoyama, A Asada… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Anionic Pt (0) and Pd (0) complexes with unprecedented trigonal-bipyramidal geometry
have been prepared and thoroughly characterized by experimental and computational …