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Novel cationic and neutral Pd(II) complexes bearing imidazole based chelate ligands: synthesis, structural characterisation and catalytic behaviour
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Denney, MC and Ruether, T and Cavell, KJ and Kilner, M and Peacock, EJ and Braussaud, N and Skelton, BW and White, A, Novel cationic and neutral Pd(II) complexes bearing imidazole based chelate ligands: synthesis, structural characterisation and catalytic behaviour, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 607, (1-2) pp. 78-92. ISSN 0022-328X (2000) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)00227-8
Abstract
A variety of neutral and cationic methyl palladium(II) complexes [Pd(CH3)(Cl)(L-L)] (3) and [Pd(CH3)(CH3CN)(L-L)]BF4 (4), containing known and new N-methylimidazole-2-yl (mim) and N-methylbenzimidazole-2-yl (bmim) based chelate ligands (L-L) have been synthesised. The dichloro complexes [Pd(Cl)2{(mim)2CO}] (2b) and [Pd(Cl)2(mim)PPh2] (2e) have also been synthesised. The crystal structures of [Pd(Cl)2{(mim)2C=NPh}] (2d) and [Pd(CH3)(Cl){(bmim)2CO}] (3c) have been determined and show a square planar geometry at palladium(II) with an appreciable diminished bite angle (85.6°) in 3c compared to 2d (88.5°). The molecular structure of 2d and 3c show both bisimidazole ligands coordinated via the ring nitrogen donors and inclination of the chelate ring bridge to the coordination plane (boat conformation). Low temperature NMR spectra indicate boat-to-boat inversion of the chelate ring in [Pd(CH3)(CH3CN){(mim)2CO}]+ (4b). Examples of the neutral and cationic complexes were tested in the Heck reaction and CO/ethylene copolimerisation respectively. The C=O bridged bisimidazole complex (3b) exhibited high activity (TON of 100 000) in the Heck reaction whereas the closely related benzimidazole complex 3c was about half as active (TON of 53 000). Low activities were found for the cationic complex 4b in the CO/ethylene copolymerisation (TON 449). © 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Chemical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Inorganic chemistry |
| Research Field: | Organometallic chemistry |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Denney, MC (Mrs Melanie Denney) |
| UTAS Author: | Ruether, T (Dr Thomas Ruether) |
| UTAS Author: | Cavell, KJ (Professor Kingsley Cavell) |
| UTAS Author: | Peacock, EJ (Dr Evan Peacock) |
| UTAS Author: | Braussaud, N (Dr Nathalie Braussaud) |
| ID Code: | 19523 |
| Year Published: | 2000 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 66 |
| Deposited By: | Chemistry |
| Deposited On: | 2000-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2001-03-26 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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