Abstract
We describe the synthesis, characterization and properties of the new electrophilic palladium and platinum complexes bearing electron-rich PC(sp 3)P pincer ligands. We found that Lewis acidity of the compounds is low due to the strong σ-donation of the sp3-carbometalated ligand backbone.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 92-95 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Organometallic Chemistry |
| Volume | 699 |
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| State | Published - 15 Feb 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Israel Science Foundation . We especially thank Dr. Shmuel Cohen for solving X-Ray structures.
Keywords
- Pincer complexes
- Platinum
- Triptycene