Germyliumylidene: A Versatile Low Valent Group 14 Catalyst

Debotra Sarkar, Sayan Dutta, Catherine Weetman, Emeric Schubert, Debasis Koley, Shigeyoshi Inoue

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Abstract

Bis-NHC stabilized germyliumylidenes [RGe(NHC)2]+ are typically Lewis basic (LB) in nature, owing to their lone pair and coordination of two NHCs to the vacant p-orbitals of the germanium center. However, they can also show Lewis acidity (LA) via Ge−CNHC σ* orbital. Utilizing this unique electronic feature, we report the first example of bis-NHC-stabilized germyliumylidene [MesTerGe(NHC)2]Cl (1), (MesTer=2,6-(2,4,6-Me3C6H2)2C6H3; NHC= IMe4=1,3,4,5-tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene) catalyzed reduction of CO2 with amines and arylsilane, which proceeds via its Lewis basic nature. In contrast, the Lewis acid nature of 1 is utilized in the catalyzed hydroboration and cyanosilylation of carbonyls, thus highlighting the versatile ambiphilic nature of bis-NHC stabilized germyliumylidenes.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)13072-13078
Seitenumfang7
FachzeitschriftChemistry - A European Journal
Jahrgang27
Ausgabenummer51
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 9 Sept. 2021

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