Tris(carbene)borate Ligands Featuring Imidazole-2-ylidene, Benzimidazol-2-ylidene, and 1,3,4-Triazol-2-ylidene Donors. Evaluation of Donor Properties in Four-Coordinate {NiNO}10 Complexes

Autor: Hsiu-Jung Lin, Diane A. Dickie, Charles G. Margarit, Salvador B. Muñoz, Wallace K. Foster, Jeremy M. Smith
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Inorganic Chemistry. 51:12660-12668
ISSN: 1520-510X
0020-1669
DOI: 10.1021/ic301204b
Popis: The synthesis and characterization of new tris(carbene)borate ligand precursors containing substituted benzimidazol-2-ylidene and 1,3,4-triazol-2-ylidene donor groups, as well as a new tris(imidazol-2-ylidene)borate ligand precursor are reported. The relative donor strength of the tris(carbene)borate ligands have been evaluated by the position of ν(NO) in four-coordinate {NiNO}10 complexes, and follows the order: imidazol-2-ylidene > benzimidazol-2-ylidene > 1,3,4-triazol-2-ylidene. There is a large variation in ν(NO), suggesting these ligands to have a wide range of donor strengths while maintaining a consistent ligand topology. All ligands are stronger donors than Tp* and Cp*.
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