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Non-Innocence of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: Intermolecular C![[BOND]](http://onlinelibrarystatic.wiley.com/undisplayable_characters/00f8ff.gif)
H Activation in Allyl Palladium NHC Complexes
Article first published online: 17 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200800564
Copyright © 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Scheele, U., Dechert, S. and Meyer, F. (2008), Non-Innocence of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: Intermolecular CH Activation in Allyl Palladium NHC Complexes. Chemistry - A European Journal, 14: 5112–5115. doi: 10.1002/chem.200800564
Publication History
- Issue published online: 29 MAY 2008
- Article first published online: 17 APR 2008
- Manuscript Received: 27 MAR 2008
Funded by
- Fonds der Chemischen Industrie
Keywords:
- CH activation;
- carbenes;
- homogeneous catalysis;
- oligonuclear complexes;
- palladium
Graphical Abstract
Backside bite: In the presence of potential donor substituents (allyl)Pd(NHC) complexes may undergo unanticipated self-degradation via coordination-assisted intermolecular CH activation at the NHC backbone. On the other hand, such non-innocence offers new perspectives for NHC ligands as bridging carbene/alkenyl units in polynuclear complexes, where both the normal and abnormal positions engage in metal coordination (see picture).