Abstract
A saturated N-heterocyclic carbene-phenolate bidentate ligand, 3,3a,4,5-tetrahydroimidazo[1,5-a]quinolin-9-olate-1-ylidene (SIzQO), was synthesized and characterized. The SIzQO ligand was then treated with PdClMe(pyridine)2 and [Pd(μ-Cl)Me(2,6-lutidine)]2, which afforded C,C-cis-(SIzQO)PdMe(pyridine) and the thermodynamically unstable trans isomer C,C-trans-(SIzQO)PdMe(2,6-lutidine), respectively. The latter isomerizes at 40 °C into the corresponding cis isomer via a dissociative mechanism. These palladium/SIzQO complexes catalyze the polymerization of ethylene at 100-120 °C, although the catalytic activity is lower than that of a previously reported palladium/imidazo[1,5-a]quinolin-9-olate-1-ylidene (IzQO) system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2286-2296 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 23 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 American Chemical Society.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry