Structural, Spectroscopic, and Theoretical Elucidation of a Redox-Active Pincer-Type Ancillary Applied in Catalysis

Autor: John C Huffman, Karsten Meyer, Susanne Mossin, Debashis Adhikari, Daniel J. Mindiola, Robert K. Szilagyi, Falguni Basuli
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130:3676-3682
ISSN: 1520-5126
0002-7863
DOI: 10.1021/ja7108486
Popis: Pincer-type ligands are believed to be very robust scaffolds that can support multifarious functionalities as well as highly reactive metal motifs applied in organometallic chemistry, especially in the realm of catalysis. In this paper, we describe the redox and, therefore, noninnocent behavior of a PNP (PNP- = N[2-P(CHMe2)2-4-methylphenyl]2) pincer ancillary bound to nickel. A combination of structural, spectroscopic, and theoretical techniques suggests that this type of framework can house an electron hole when coordinated to Ni(II).
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