Nickel complexes of a bis(benzimidazolin-2-ylidene)pyridine pincer ligand with four- and five-coordinate geometries
The four- and five-coordinate complexes [(CNC)NiX2] (X = Cl, Br, I), [(CNC)NiX]PF6 (X = Cl,Br) and [(CNC)NiCl]ClH2O have been isolated, where CNC is the bis(N-butylbenzimidazolin-2-ylidene)-2,6-pyridine pincer ligand. A five-coordinate geometry is rare for this class of complex.Where amenable, the c...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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The Royal Society of Chemistry
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6115 |
| Summary: | The four- and five-coordinate complexes [(CNC)NiX2] (X = Cl, Br, I), [(CNC)NiX]PF6 (X = Cl,Br) and [(CNC)NiCl]ClH2O have been isolated, where CNC is the bis(N-butylbenzimidazolin-2-ylidene)-2,6-pyridine pincer ligand. A five-coordinate geometry is rare for this class of complex.Where amenable, the complexes have been structurally characterised by single crystal X-raydiffraction studies and in solution by NMR, UV-vis and MS studies. The five-coordinate dibromocomplex [(CNC)NiBr2] is readily prepared on the gram-scale from the benzimidazolium saltprecursor and Ni(OAc)24H2O in DMSO without the exclusion of air. Halide exchange and saltmetathesis reactions using [(CNC)NiBr2] afford the other four- and five-coordinate complexes.[(CNC)NiBr2] displays very low solubility, and upon dissolution affords solutions of the fourcoordinate[(CNC)NiBr]+. Factors that influence the formation of four- or five-coordinatecomplexes with this ligand class are discussed. |
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