N-heterocyclic carbenes as bridgehead donors in metal pincer complexes

F He, KP Zois, D Tzeli, AA Danopoulos… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rigid terdentate 'pincer'ligands containing a bridgehead N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)
donor attract considerable interest as spectators in transition metal complexes with broad …

NHC core pincer ligands exhibiting two anionic coordinating extremities

R Taakili, Y Canac - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The chemistry of NHC core pincer ligands of LX2 type bearing two pending arms, identical
or not, whose coordinating center is anionic in nature, is here reviewed. In this family, the …

Origin and Use of Hydroxyl Group Tolerance in Cationic Molybdenum Imido Alkylidene N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts

R Schowner, I Elser, M Benedikter… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The origin of hydroxyl group tolerance in neutral and especially cationic molybdenum imido
alkylidene N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes has been investigated. A wide range …

Origin of Decomposition in a Family of Molybdenum Precursor Compounds

MA Land, G Bacic, KN Robertson, ST Barry - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
The bis (tert-butylimido)-molybdenum (VI) framework has been used successfully in the
design of vapor-phase precursors for molybdenum-containing thin films, so understanding …

Mesoionic Carbenes in Low-to High-Valent Vanadium Chemistry

FR Neururer, S Liu, D Leitner, M Baltrun… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We report the synthesis of vanadium (V) oxo complex 1 with a pincer-type dianionic
mesoionic carbene (MIC) ligand L 1 and the general formula [VOCl (L1)]. A comparison of …

Catalytic deoxygenation of nitroarenes mediated by high-valent molybdenum (VI)–NHC complexes

S Liu, JI Amaro-Estrada, M Baltrun, I Douair… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The high-valent molybdenum (VI) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes,(NHC) MoO2 (1) and
(NHC) MoO (NtBu)(2)(NHC= 1, 3-bis (3, 5-di-tert-butyl-2-phenolato)-benzimidazol-2 …

1, 2-Addition and cycloaddition reactions of niobium bis (imido) and oxo imido complexes

JI Fostvedt, LN Grant, BM Kriegel, AH Obenhuber… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The bis (imido) complexes (BDI) Nb (NtBu) 2 and (BDI) Nb (NtBu)(NAr)(BDI= N, N′-bis (2, 6-
diisopropylphenyl)-3, 5-dimethyl-β-diketiminate; Ar= 2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) were shown to …

A mesoionic carbene complex of manganese in five oxidation states

B Wittwer, N Dickmann, S Berg, D Leitner… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Reaction between a carbazole-based mesoionic carbene ligand and manganese (II) iodide
results in the formation of a rare air-stable manganese (IV) complex after aerobic workup …

Synthesis and reactivity of iron complexes with a biomimetic SCS pincer ligand

AL Speelman, KL Skubi, BQ Mercado… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Recent experimental evidence suggests that the FeMoco of nitrogenase undergoes
structural rearrangement during N2 reduction, which may result in the generation of …

Coupling of CO 2 and epoxides catalysed by novel N-fused mesoionic carbene complexes of nickel (ii)

FA Watt, B Sieland, N Dickmann, R Schoch… - Dalton …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the syntheses of two rigid mesoionic carbene (MIC) ligands with a carbazole
backbone via an intramolecular Finkelstein–cyclisation cascade and investigate their …