Influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-N-heterocyclic carbene compounds

N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are common ancillary ligands in organometallic compounds that are used to alter the electronic and steric properties of a metal centre. To date, various NHCs have been synthesised with different electronic properties, which can be done by modifying the backbone or chan...

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Main Authors: Jamil, Mohamad Shazwan Shah, Endot, Nor Azam
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Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89367/
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author Jamil, Mohamad Shazwan Shah
Endot, Nor Azam
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Endot, Nor Azam
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description N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are common ancillary ligands in organometallic compounds that are used to alter the electronic and steric properties of a metal centre. To date, various NHCs have been synthesised with different electronic properties, which can be done by modifying the backbone or changing the nitrogen substituents group. This study describes a systematic modification of NHCs by the inclusion of fluorine substituents and examines the use of selenium-NHC compounds to measure the π-accepting ability of these fluorinated NHC ligands. Evaluation of the 77Se NMR chemical shifts of the selenium adducts reveals that fluorinated NHCs have higher chemical shifts than the non-fluorinated counterparts, IMes and IPh. Higher 77Se NMR chemical shifts values indicate a stronger π-accepting ability of the NHC ligands. The findings of this study suggest that the presence of fluorine atoms has increased the π-accepting ability of the corresponding NHC ligands. This work supports the advantage of the 77Se NMR chemical shifts of selenium-NHC compounds for assessing the influence of fluorine substituents on NHC ligands.
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spelling upm-893672021-08-19T00:59:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89367/ Influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-N-heterocyclic carbene compounds Jamil, Mohamad Shazwan Shah Endot, Nor Azam N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are common ancillary ligands in organometallic compounds that are used to alter the electronic and steric properties of a metal centre. To date, various NHCs have been synthesised with different electronic properties, which can be done by modifying the backbone or changing the nitrogen substituents group. This study describes a systematic modification of NHCs by the inclusion of fluorine substituents and examines the use of selenium-NHC compounds to measure the π-accepting ability of these fluorinated NHC ligands. Evaluation of the 77Se NMR chemical shifts of the selenium adducts reveals that fluorinated NHCs have higher chemical shifts than the non-fluorinated counterparts, IMes and IPh. Higher 77Se NMR chemical shifts values indicate a stronger π-accepting ability of the NHC ligands. The findings of this study suggest that the presence of fluorine atoms has increased the π-accepting ability of the corresponding NHC ligands. This work supports the advantage of the 77Se NMR chemical shifts of selenium-NHC compounds for assessing the influence of fluorine substituents on NHC ligands. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89367/1/FLUO.pdf Jamil, Mohamad Shazwan Shah and Endot, Nor Azam (2020) Influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-N-heterocyclic carbene compounds. Molecules, 25 (21). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1420-3049 https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/21/5161 10.3390/molecules25215161
spellingShingle Jamil, Mohamad Shazwan Shah
Endot, Nor Azam
Influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-N-heterocyclic carbene compounds
title Influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-N-heterocyclic carbene compounds
title_full Influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-N-heterocyclic carbene compounds
title_fullStr Influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-N-heterocyclic carbene compounds
title_full_unstemmed Influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-N-heterocyclic carbene compounds
title_short Influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-N-heterocyclic carbene compounds
title_sort influence of fluorine substituents on the electronic properties of selenium-n-heterocyclic carbene compounds
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89367/1/FLUO.pdf