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Dolai R, Kumar R, Elvers BJ, Pal PK, Joseph B, Sikari R, Nayak MK, Maiti A, Singh T, Chrysochos N, Jayaraman A, Krummenacher I, Mondal J, Priyakumar UD, Braunschweig H, Yildiz CB, Schulzke C, Jana A. Carbodicarbenes and Striking Redox Transitions of their Conjugate Acids: Influence of NHC versus CAAC as Donor Substituents. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202202888. [PMID: 36129127 PMCID: PMC10100033 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Herein, a new type of carbodicarbene (CDC) comprising two different classes of carbenes is reported; NHC and CAAC as donor substituents and compare the molecular structure and coordination to Au(I)Cl to those of NHC-only and CAAC-only analogues. The conjugate acids of these three CDCs exhibit notable redox properties. Their reactions with [NO][SbF6 ] were investigated. The reduction of the conjugate acid of CAAC-only based CDC with KC8 results in the formation of hydrogen abstracted/eliminated products, which proceed through a neutral radical intermediate, detected by EPR spectroscopy. In contrast, the reduction of conjugate acids of NHC-only and NHC/CAAC based CDCs led to intermolecular reductive (reversible) carbon-carbon sigma bond formation. The resulting relatively elongated carbon-carbon sigma bonds were found to be readily oxidized. They were, thus, demonstrated to be potent reducing agents, underlining their potential utility as organic electron donors and n-dopants in organic semiconductor molecules.
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- Ramapada Dolai
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 4, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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- International Institute of Information Technology Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500032, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB), Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB), Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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- International Institute of Information Technology Gachibowli, Hyderabad, 500032, India
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB), Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Aksaray University, Aksaray, 68100, Turkey
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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Strasse 4, 17489, Greifswald, Germany
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500046, Telangana, India
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Breitwieser K, Bahmann H, Weiss R, Munz D. Gauging Radical Stabilization with Carbenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206390. [PMID: 35796423 PMCID: PMC9545232 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Carbenes, including N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands, are used extensively to stabilize open-shell transition metal complexes and organic radicals. Yet, it remains unknown, which carbene stabilizes a radical well and, thus, how to design radical-stabilizing C-donor ligands. With the large variety of C-donor ligands experimentally investigated and their electronic properties established, we report herein their radical-stabilizing effect. We show that radical stabilization can be understood by a captodative frontier orbital description involving π-donation to- and π-donation from the carbenes. This picture sheds a new perspective on NHC chemistry, where π-donor effects usually are assumed to be negligible. Further, it allows for the intuitive prediction of the thermodynamic stability of covalent radicals of main group- and transition metal carbene complexes, and the quantification of redox non-innocence.
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- Kevin Breitwieser
- Coordination ChemistrySaarland UniversityCampus C4.166123SaarbrückenGermany
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- Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySaarland UniversityCampus B2.266123SaarbrückenGermany
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- Organische ChemieFriedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-NürnbergHenkestr. 4291054ErlangenGermany
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- Coordination ChemistrySaarland UniversityCampus C4.166123SaarbrückenGermany
- Inorganic and General ChemistryFriedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-NürnbergEgerlandstr. 191058ErlangenGermany
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Breitwieser K, Bahmann H, Weiss R, Munz D. Gauging Radical Stabilization with Carbenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Kevin Breitwieser
- Saarland University: Universitat des Saarlandes Coordination Chemistry GERMANY
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- Saarland University: Universitat des Saarlandes Theoretical Chemistry GERMANY
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- FAU Erlangen Nuremberg: Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg Organic Chemistry GERMANY
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- Universitat des Saarlandes Inorganic Chemistry: Coordination Chemistry Campus C 4.1 66123 Saarbrücken GERMANY
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Aweke BS, Yu CH, Zhi M, Chen WC, Yap GPA, Zhao L, Ong TG. A Bis-(carbone) Pincer Ligand and Its Coordinative Behavior toward Multi-Metallic Configurations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201884. [PMID: 35293113 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Carbones are divalent carbon(0) species that contain two lone pairs of electrons. Herein, we have prepared the first known stable and isolable free bis-(carbone) pincer framework with a well-defined solid-state structure. This bis-(carbone) ligand is an effective scaffold for forming monometallic (Ni and Pd) and trinuclear heterometallic complexes with Au-Pd-Au, Au-Ni-Au, and Cu-Ni-Cu configurations. Sophisticated quantum-theoretical analyses found that the metal-metal interactions are too weak to play a significant role in upholding these multi-metallic configurations; rather, the four lone pairs of electrons within the bis-(carbone) framework are the main contributors to the stability of the complexes.
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- Bamlaku Semagne Aweke
- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.,Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology (SCST), Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP), Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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Aweke BS, Yu C, Zhi M, Chen W, Yap GPA, Zhao L, Ong T. A
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‐(carbone) Pincer Ligand and Its Coordinative Behavior toward Multi‐Metallic Configurations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bamlaku Semagne Aweke
- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Applied Chemistry National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hsinchu Taiwan, ROC
- Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology (SCST) Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) Academia Sinica Taipei Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Delaware Newark, DE USA
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- Institute of Chemistry Academia Sinica Taipei Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Chemistry National Taiwan University Taipei Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry Kaohsiung Medical University Kaohsiung Taiwan, ROC
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