Rhodium(I), a carbene-transfer transition-metal ion and a synthetic route to symmetrical and asymmetrical substituted trans-RhCl(CO)(NHC)(NHC) complexes

Agnes Bittermann, Eberhardt Herdtweck, Peter Härter, Wolfgang A. Herrmann

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Abstract

Group IX element Rh(I) was shown to be able to transfer N-heterocyclic carbenes. The dimerization process of RhCl(CO)2(NHC) to [RhCl(CO)(NHQ]2, followed by a rearrangement step to transRhCl(CO)(NHC)2, is one possible mechanism for the loss of activity of Rh(I) species in various catalytic reactions. Utilizing this methodology symmetrical and asymmetrical trans-RhCl(CO)(NHC)(NHC) complexes were synthesized and characterized.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6963-6968
Number of pages6
JournalOrganometallics
Volume28
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Dec 2009

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