Isolated silver intermediate of gold precatalyst activation

The silver chloride and gold chloride complex of the extremely sterically shielding N-heterocyclic carbene ligand IPr** have been synthesized and characterized. Formally, eight methyl groups of IPr have been replaced by 4-tert-butylphenyl substituents, and two para-methyl groups have been added. The...

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Hauptverfasser: Weber, Simone G. (VerfasserIn) , Rominger, Frank (VerfasserIn) , Straub, Bernd Franz (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 25 April 2012
In: European journal of inorganic chemistry
Year: 2012, Heft: 17, Pages: 2863-2867
ISSN:1099-0682
DOI:10.1002/ejic.201200327
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201200327
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejic.201200327
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Verfasserangaben:Simone G. Weber, Frank Rominger, Bernd F. Straub
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Zusammenfassung:The silver chloride and gold chloride complex of the extremely sterically shielding N-heterocyclic carbene ligand IPr** have been synthesized and characterized. Formally, eight methyl groups of IPr have been replaced by 4-tert-butylphenyl substituents, and two para-methyl groups have been added. The world record for the ligand's buried volume (55.4 % for IPr**AuCl, and 56.7 % for IPr**AgCl) has been determined by single-crystal X-ray analyses. Reaction of IPr**AuCl with AgSbF6 in toluene yields AgCl and a cationic gold complex with toluene coordination. The same reaction in 1,2-dichloroethane leads to precipitation of AgCl and an equilibrium of [IPr**Au]SbF6 and [IPr**AuClAg]SbF6. Single crystals of the latter were suitable for an X-ray structure analysis, which reveal an Au-Cl-Ag triangle with an almost undisturbed IPr**-Au-Cl fragment and the coordination of two IPr** arenes to a silver cation. The structural parameters emphasize the role of NHC-Au cations as highly electrophilic “soft protons”.
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ISSN:1099-0682
DOI:10.1002/ejic.201200327