Synthesis of palladium and platinum complexes with an NH, NEt-substituted benzimidazolin-2-ylidene ligand

Hervé A., Jahnke M. C., Pape T., Hahn F. E.

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Abstract

The compound 2-chloro-N-ethylbenzimidazole 1 was synthesized and was reacted with complexes of type [M(PPh3)4] (M = Pd, Pt) in the presence of NH4BF4 as proton source. This reaction leads via an oxidative addition to complexes of type [MCl(NH, NEt-NHC)(PPh 3)2]BF4 (M = Pd, [3]BF4; M = Pt, [4]BF4). In case of M = Pd, only compound trans-[3]BF4 was obtained, while for M = Pt two isomeric platinum complexes cis-[4]BF 4 and trans-[4]BF4 were obtained in a ratio of 78:22. The molecular structures of the square-planar complexes trans-[3](BF4) and cis-[4]BF4 were determined by X-ray diffraction. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Details about the publication

JournalZAAC - Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie / Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry
Volume639
Issue14
Page range2450-2454
StatusPublished
Release year2013
Language in which the publication is writtenEnglish
KeywordsCarbene complexes; N-heterocyclic carbenes; Oxidative addition; Palladium; Platinum

Authors from the University of Münster

Hahn, Franz Ekkehardt
Herve, Alexandre
Jahnke, Mareike