Bis-diimidazolylidine complexes of nickel: investigations into nickel catalyzed coupling reactions

Air and moisture stable homoleptic bis(diimidazolylidine)nickel(II) complexes, ([(diNHC)(2)Ni](2+)) 3a,b and their corresponding silver(I) 4a,b and palladium(II) 5a,b complexes were synthesized and characterized by NMR and single crystal X-ray analysis. The catalytic potential of complex 3a was asse...

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Published in:Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry 2012-01, Vol.41 (1), p.251-260
Main Authors: Paulose, Tressia A P, Wu, Shih-Chang, Olson, Jeremy A, Chau, Tony, Theaker, Nikki, Hassler, Matt, Quail, J Wilson, Foley, Stephen R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activated
Aromatic compounds
Chemical reactions
Chlorides
Coupling (molecular)
Fluorides
Iodides
Nickel
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Summary:Air and moisture stable homoleptic bis(diimidazolylidine)nickel(II) complexes, ([(diNHC)(2)Ni](2+)) 3a,b and their corresponding silver(I) 4a,b and palladium(II) 5a,b complexes were synthesized and characterized by NMR and single crystal X-ray analysis. The catalytic potential of complex 3a was assessed in Mizoroki-Heck and Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions. In the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction, nickel precatalyst 3a was active for the coupling of aryl chlorides as well as aryl fluorides. The analogously synthesized Pd(II) complexes resulted in formation of (diNHC)PdCl(2) species which were not active for the coupling of aryl fluorides. For the Mizoroki-Heck reaction, it was found that aryl iodides could be activated in the absence of nickel or palladium precatalysts when using Na(2)CO(3) or NEt(3) as base while aryl iodides and aryl bromides could be activated in the Suzuki-Miyaura reaction sans precatalyst when K(3)PO(4) was used as base.
ISSN:1477-9226
1477-9234
DOI:10.1039/c1dt10858a