Synthesis of ester- and phosphonate-functionalized auI-imidazolylidene chlorides through the isonitrile route

Starting from DMSAuCl, isonitriles and functionalized propargylammonium salts in the presence of simple trimethylamine as auxiliary base, unsymmetrically substituted ester- and phosphonate-functionalized AuI-imidazolylidene complexes were synthesized in an easy-to-use modular one-pot template synthe...

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Main Authors: Wurm, Thomas (Author) , Rudolph, Matthias (Author) , Rominger, Frank (Author) , Hashmi, A. Stephen K. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 27 March 2017
In: Chemistry - a European journal
Year: 2017, Volume: 23, Issue: 21, Pages: 5143-5147
ISSN:1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/chem.201700214
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Author Notes:Thomas Wurm, Julius Hornung, Matthew O'Neill, Matthias Rudolph, Frank Rominger, A. Stephen K. Hashmi
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Summary:Starting from DMSAuCl, isonitriles and functionalized propargylammonium salts in the presence of simple trimethylamine as auxiliary base, unsymmetrically substituted ester- and phosphonate-functionalized AuI-imidazolylidene complexes were synthesized in an easy-to-use modular one-pot template synthesis. In the course of the reaction, after the initial nucleophilic addition of the amine to the gold(I)-activated isonitrile, a Michael addition closes the N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ring. Then the remaining double bond migrates into the NHC ring, evidently a more stable position than the initial exocyclic double bond. These functional groups attached to the back bone of the NHC ligands represent ideal handles for a further modification of the system, for example an attachment to larger assemblies or heterogenization by an attachment to surfaces are conceivable.
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ISSN:1521-3765
DOI:10.1002/chem.201700214