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Werncke CG, Müller I, Weißer K, Limberg C. Divergent Interaction of (Iso)nitriles with a Linear Iron(I) Silylamide─A Combined Structural, Spectroscopic, and Computational Study. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:15236-15246. [PMID: 39066707 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Nitriles and isonitriles are important σ-donor ligands in coordination chemistry. Isonitriles also function in low-valent complexes as π-acceptor ligands similar to CO. Herein we present the unusual behavior of the highly reducing, high-spin iron(I) complex [Fe(hmds)2]- toward these compound classes. Rare examples of side-on coordination of nitriles to the metal center are observed. Insights gained by 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy as well as DFT and CASSCF calculations give an interplay between the resonance structures of not only an iron(I) π-complex and an iron(III) metallacycle but also point to the importance of an iron(II) nitrile radical anion. For an aromatic isonitrile end-on coordination is observed, which is best described as an iron(I) complex with only minor unpaired spin transfer onto the isonitrile. For aliphatic isonitriles, the selective R-CN bond cleavage occurs and yields stoichiometric mixtures of alkyl iron(II) and cyanido iron(II) complexes. Attempts to isolate presumed (iso)nitrile radical anions void of 3d-metal coordination give for the reaction of an aromatic isonitrile with KC8 facile reductive coupling to the corresponding diamido acetylene.
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- C Gunnar Werncke
- Chemistry Department, Philipps-University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Chemistry Department, Philipps-University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Humboldt-University Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, D-13089 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Humboldt-University Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Str. 2, D-13089 Berlin, Germany
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Wilson DWN, Thompson BC, Collauto A, Hooper RX, Knapp CE, Roessler MM, Musgrave RA. Mixed Valence {Ni 2+Ni 1+} Clusters as Models of Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase Intermediates. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:21034-21043. [PMID: 39023163 PMCID: PMC11295191 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c06241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Acetyl coenzyme A synthase (ACS) catalyzes the formation and deconstruction of the key biological metabolite, acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA). The active site of ACS features a {NiNi} cluster bridged to a [Fe4S4]n+ cubane known as the A-cluster. The mechanism by which the A-cluster functions is debated, with few model complexes able to replicate the oxidation states, coordination features, or reactivity proposed in the catalytic cycle. In this work, we isolate the first bimetallic models of two hypothesized intermediates on the paramagnetic pathway of the ACS function. The heteroligated {Ni2+Ni1+} cluster, [K(12-crown-4)2][1], effectively replicates the coordination number and oxidation state of the proposed "Ared" state of the A-cluster. Addition of carbon monoxide to [1]- allows for isolation of a dinuclear {Ni2+Ni1+(CO)} complex, [K(12-crown-2)n][2] (n = 1-2), which bears similarity to the "ANiFeC" enzyme intermediate. Structural and electronic properties of each cluster are elucidated by X-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, cyclic voltammetry, and UV/vis and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies, which are supplemented by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Calculations indicate that the pseudo-T-shaped geometry of the three-coordinate nickel in [1]- is more stable than the Y-conformation by 22 kcal mol-1, and that binding of CO to Ni1+ is barrierless and exergonic by 6 kcal mol-1. UV/vis absorption spectroscopy on [2]- in conjunction with time-dependent DFT calculations indicates that the square-planar nickel site is involved in electron transfer to the CO π*-orbital. Further, we demonstrate that [2]- promotes thioester synthesis in a reaction analogous to the production of acetyl coenzyme A by ACS.
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- Daniel W. N. Wilson
- Department
of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Pulse EPR Spectroscopy, Imperial College London, 82 Wood Lane, London W12
0BZ, U.K.
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- Stanford
PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator
Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Pulse EPR Spectroscopy, Imperial College London, 82 Wood Lane, London W12
0BZ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, London SE1 1DB, U.K.
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Lei B, Cao F, Chen M, Wang X, Mo Z. Bisgermylene-Stabilized Stannylone: Catalytic Reduction of Nitrous Oxide and Nitro Compounds via Element-Ligand Cooperativity. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:17817-17826. [PMID: 38780163 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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This study describes the synthesis, structural characterization, and catalytic application of a bis(germylene)-stabilized stannylone (2). The reduction of digermylated stannylene (1) with 2.2 equiv of potassium graphite (KC8) leads to the formation of stannylone 2 as a green solid in 78% yield. Computational studies showed that stannylone 2 possesses a formal Sn(0) center and a delocalized 3-c-2-e π-bond in the Ge2Sn core, which arises from back-donation of the p-type lone pair electrons on the Sn atom to the vacant orbitals of the Ge atoms. Stannylone 2 can serve as an efficient precatalyst for the selective reduction of nitrous oxide (N2O) and nitroarenes (ArNO2) with the formation of dinitrogen (N2) and hydrazines (ArNH-NHAr), respectively. Exposure of 2 with N2O (1 atm) resulted in the insertion of two oxygen atoms into the Ge-Ge and Ge-Sn bonds, yielding the germyl(oxyl)stannylene (3). Moreover, the stoichiometric reaction of 2 with 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene afforded an amido(oxyl)stannylene (4) through the complete scission of the N-O bonds of the nitroarene. Stannylenes 3 and 4 serve as catalytically active species for the catalytic reduction of nitrous oxide and nitroarenes, respectively. Mechanistic studies reveal that the cooperation of the low-valent Ge and Sn centers allows for multiple electron transfers to cleave the N-O bonds of N2O and ArNO2. This approach presents a new strategy for catalyzing the deoxygenation of N2O and ArNO2 using a zerovalent tin compound.
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- Binglin Lei
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Puerta Lombardi BM, Faas MR, West D, Suvinen RA, Tuononen HM, Roesler R. An isolable, chelating bis[cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene] stabilizes a strongly bent, dicoordinate Ni(0) complex. Nat Commun 2024; 15:3417. [PMID: 38653986 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-47036-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Chelating ligands have had a tremendous impact in coordination chemistry and catalysis. Notwithstanding their success as strongly σ-donating and π-accepting ligands, to date no chelating bis[cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes] have been reported. Herein, we describe a chelating, C2-symmetric bis[cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene] ligand, which was isolated as a racemic mixture. The isolation and structural characterization of its isostructural, pseudotetrahedral complexes with iron, cobalt, nickel, and zinc dihalides featuring eight-membered metallacycles demonstrates the binding ability of the bis(carbene). Reduction of the nickel(II) dibromide with potassium graphite produces a dicoordinate nickel(0) complex that features one of the narrowest angles measured in any unsupported dicoordinate transition metal complexes.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, NanoScience Centre, University of Jyvӓskylӓ, Jyvӓskylӓ, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, NanoScience Centre, University of Jyvӓskylӓ, Jyvӓskylӓ, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Mao X, Qiu S, Guo R, Dai Y, Zhang J, Kong L, Xie Z. Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene-Iminoboryl Compounds with Three Formal Oxidation States. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:10917-10924. [PMID: 38587904 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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BN/CC isosterism is an effective strategy to build hybrid functional molecules with unique properties. In contrast to the alkynyl iminium salts derived from cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAACs) that feature only one reversible reduction wave, the isoelectronic cationic CAAC-iminoboryl adducts could be singly and doubly reduced smoothly. Both the resultant neutral radical and anionic azaborataallenes bear NBC-mixed allenic structures. The former radical has a high spin-density of 0.55e at CCAAC carbon, yet exhibits formal boron-centered radical reactivity. The latter azaborataallenes feature the nucleophilic CCAAC center and polar N(δ-)═B(δ+)═C(δ-) unit, and readily undergo nucleophilic substitution, isocyanide insertion, dipolar addition and cycloaddition reactions etc. The N-substituents have been shown to have a significant influence on the solid-state structure, thermal stability, and reactivity of azaborataallenes. This work showcases the allenic BN-unsaturated species as versatile building blocks in organic synthesis.
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- Xiaofeng Mao
- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Landaeta VR, Horsley Downie TM, Wolf R. Low-Valent Transition Metalate Anions in Synthesis, Small Molecule Activation, and Catalysis. Chem Rev 2024; 124:1323-1463. [PMID: 38354371 PMCID: PMC10906008 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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This review surveys the synthesis and reactivity of low-oxidation state metalate anions of the d-block elements, with an emphasis on contributions reported between 2006 and 2022. Although the field has a long and rich history, the chemistry of transition metalate anions has been greatly enhanced in the last 15 years by the application of advanced concepts in complex synthesis and ligand design. In recent years, the potential of highly reactive metalate complexes in the fields of small molecule activation and homogeneous catalysis has become increasingly evident. Consequently, exciting applications in small molecule activation have been developed, including in catalytic transformations. This article intends to guide the reader through the fascinating world of low-valent transition metalates. The first part of the review describes the synthesis and reactivity of d-block metalates stabilized by an assortment of ligand frameworks, including carbonyls, isocyanides, alkenes and polyarenes, phosphines and phosphorus heterocycles, amides, and redox-active nitrogen-based ligands. Thereby, the reader will be familiarized with the impact of different ligand types on the physical and chemical properties of metalates. In addition, ion-pairing interactions and metal-metal bonding may have a dramatic influence on metalate structures and reactivities. The complex ramifications of these effects are examined in a separate section. The second part of the review is devoted to the reactivity of the metalates toward small inorganic molecules such as H2, N2, CO, CO2, P4 and related species. It is shown that the use of highly electron-rich and reactive metalates in small molecule activation translates into impressive catalytic properties in the hydrogenation of organic molecules and the reduction of N2, CO, and CO2. The results discussed in this review illustrate that the potential of transition metalate anions is increasingly being tapped for challenging catalytic processes with relevance to organic synthesis and energy conversion. Therefore, it is hoped that this review will serve as a useful resource to inspire further developments in this dynamic research field.
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- University of Regensburg, Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Nayak MK, Elvers BJ, Mehta S, Krummenacher I, Mondal A, Braunschweig H, Schulzke C, Ravat P, Jana A. Bis-[cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbene]-derived diradicals. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:1739-1742. [PMID: 38240479 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05779h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Crystalline polymeric structures of trans-1,4-cyclohexylene bridged N-tethered bis-CAACs in the form of their LiOTf adducts were synthesized and isolated. These were further used as building blocks for the synthesis of crystalline (amino)(carboxy)-based diradicals. The triplet diradical character of these compounds was unambiguously confirmed by the presence of a half-field signal in their EPR spectra. Theoretical calculations show that the singlet state is marginally more stable than the triplet state.
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- Mithilesh Kumar Nayak
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500107, India.
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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 4, D-17489, Greifswald, Germany.
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 4, D-17489, Greifswald, Germany.
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500107, India.
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Nag E, Francis M, Putta D, Roy S. Isolation of (Aryl)-(Imino) Phosphide and (Aryl)-(Phosphaalkene) Amide Complexes of Alkali Metals from Carbene-Phosphinidenes under Reductive-Thermal Rearrangements. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302120. [PMID: 37665314 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Two-electron reduction of cyclic alkyl(amino) carbene (cAAC)-supported chloro-phosphinidene cAAC=P-Cl (1) followed by unprecedented thermal rearrangements afforded the alkali metal complexes of (aryl)-(cyclic alkyl(imino)) phosphides 3 a-3 c, 4 a-4 b through migration of the 2,6-diisopropylphenyl (dipp) group from N to the P centre, and the (aryl)-(cyclic alkyl(phosphaalkene)) amide 5 through cleavage of the CMe2 -N bond followed by energetically favoured 5-exo-tet ring-closure in the presence of the alkali metals Cs (3 a-3 c), K (4 a, 4 b), and Li (5). Compound 3 a was found to be photoluminescent (PL), emitting bright orange light under a laboratory UV lamp of wavelength 365 nm with PL quantum yield (ϕPL ) of 2.6 % (λem =600 nm), and an average lifetime (τ) of 4.8 μs. Reaction of 3 a with CuCl and AgOTf afforded (aryl)-(cyclic alkyl(imino)) phosphide-stabilized tetra-nuclear CuI (6), and octa-nuclear AgI (7) clusters, respectively. Moreover, complexes 3 a-3 c provided a direct route for the stabilization of cyclic alkyl(aminoboryl) phosphaalkenes 8 a-8 c when treated with 1-bromo-N,N,N',N'-tetraisopropylboranediamine.
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- Ekta Nag
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati, 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati, 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati, 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati, 517507, India
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Kumar S, Parameswaran P, Jana A, Jemmis ED. Lewis Acid Stabilized Diatomic Molecules of Group 14: A Computational Study on [(CO) 4Fe] 2E 2 (E = C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb). J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:9442-9450. [PMID: 37931177 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c04376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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A Lewis base and acid combination has been effectively employed to stabilize and isolate the low-valent group 14 compounds. We report DFT studies on stabilizing low-valent group 14 diatomics as adducts of Lewis acids employing transition metal carbonyl fragment iron tetracarbonyl [Fe(CO)4] as Lewis acid. Computational studies on [(CO)4Fe]2E2, E = C, Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb, predict five plausible isomers on its potential energy surface: linear (E2_L), bent (E2_B), three-membered (E2_T), dibridged (E2_D), and four-membered (E2_F). For the carbon analogue, the lowest energy configuration is linear and has a typical cumulenic structure, while silicon and germanium analogues favor three-membered cyclic isomers. Four-membered cyclic isomers are the most stable for tin and lead analogues.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, 673601, Kerala, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad, 500107, Telangana, India
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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Ohashi M, Ando K, Murakami S, Michigami K, Ogoshi S. N-Heterocyclic Carbenes with Polyfluorinated Groups at the 4- and 5-Positions from [3 + 2] Cycloadditions between Formamidinates and cis-1,2-Difluoroalkene Derivatives. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23098-23108. [PMID: 37749910 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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We herein report the formation of fluorinated N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCFs) that bear fluorine atoms at the 4- and 5-positions of the imidazol-2-ylidene ring. Treatment of sodium N,N'-bis(aryl)formamidinates with tetrafluoroethylene followed by the addition of LiBF4 induced a [3 + 2] cycloaddition to afford 4,5-difluorinated imidazolium salts, which served as the precursors for 4,5-difluorinated NHCs. A key feature of this procedure is its applicability to other perfluorinated compounds, which enabled us to incorporate polyfluorinated functional groups at 4- and 5-positions on the imidazol-2-ylidene skeleton. Thus, employing octafluorocyclopentene and hexafluorobenzene led to the formation of 4,4,5,5,6,6-hexafluoro-1,3-diaryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[d]imidazolium (CypIPrF·HBF4) and 4,5,6,7-tetrafluoro-1,3-diarylbenzimidazolium (BIPrF·HBF4) salts, respectively. A thorough NMR analysis of these NHCFs, their selenium adducts, and their tricarbonyl nickel complexes, (NHCF)Ni(CO)3, demonstrated that the fluorine substituents, contrary to expectations, tend to act as electron donors owing to the considerable positive mesomeric effect, while the perfluorocyclopentene-fused and tetrafluorobenzo-fused rings are pure electron acceptors due to their strong negative inductive effect. The unique and increased π-accepting character of the perfluorocyclopentene-fused and tetrafluorobenzo-fused NHCFs in both stoichiometric and catalytic reactions is further demonstrated by employing (NHCF)Ni(CO)3 and (NHCF)AuCl species, respectively. Moreover, an analysis of the % buried volume (%Vbur) values clearly suggests that the modification of the NHC backbone with polyfluorinated groups can drastically alter the electronic properties of the NHC ligand without substantially changing its steric properties. Our experimental results were further corroborated by a series of computational calculations.
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- Masato Ohashi
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai 599-8531 Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871 Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai 599-8531 Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai 599-8531 Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871 Osaka, Japan
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Feng Z, Wang L, Mohammed SNBS, Rao B, Kinjo R. Reactivity of Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)germylene towards Copper(I) and Gold(I) Complexes. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300634. [PMID: 37641951 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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The reactions of cyclic (alkyl)(amino)germylenes (CAAGe) with copper(I) and gold(I) complexes were investigated. CAAGe (1) reacts with CuBr(SMe2 ) leading to a tetrameric germylene complex [CAAGeCuBr]4 (2), whereas CAAGe (3) undergoes Au-Cl bond insertion with LAuCl (L=phosphine or N-heterocyclic carbene) to afford germanium gold(I) complexes (5 and 6). Chlorine abstraction of 6 gives the cationic germylene gold(I) complex 7.
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- Zhongtao Feng
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Link 21, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Link 21, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Link 21, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Link 21, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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Nazish M, Legendre CM, Ding Y, Schluschaß B, Schwederski B, Herbst-Irmer R, Parvathy P, Parameswaran P, Stalke D, Kaim W, Roesky HW. A Neutral Borylene and its Conversion to a Radical by Selective Hydrogen Transfer. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37294916 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A successful selective reduction of X2B-Tip (Tip = 1,3,5-iPr3-C6H2, X = I, Br) with KC8 and Mg metal, respectively, in the presence of a hybrid ligand (C6H4(PPh2)LSi) leads to a stable low-valent five-membered ring as a boryl radical [C6H4(PPh2)LSiBTip][Br] (1) and neutral borylene [C6H4(PPh2)LSiBTip] (2). Compound 2 reacts with 1,4-cyclohexadiene, resulting in hydrogen abstraction to afford the radical [C6H4(PPh2)LSiB(H)Tip] (3). Quantum chemical studies reveal that compound 1 is a B-centered radical, and compound 2 is a phosphane and silylene stabilized neutral borylene in a trigonal planar environment, whereas compound 3 is an amidinate-centered radical. Although compounds 1 and 2 are stabilized by hyperconjugation and π-conjugation, they display high H-abstraction energy and basicity, respectively.
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- Mohd Nazish
- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala 673601, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala 673601, India
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- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Universität Göttingen, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Tammannstrasse 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Ritch JS. Chalcogen-substituted carbenes: a density functional study of structure, stability, and donor ability. RSC Adv 2023; 13:16828-16836. [PMID: 37283867 PMCID: PMC10240176 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03324d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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Chalcogen-substituted carbenes are examined computationally using density functional theory. Several approaches are used to assess the stability and reactivity of chalcogenazol-2-ylidene carbenes (NEHCs; E = O, S, Se, Te). The known unsaturated species 1,3-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene is studied at the same level of theory as the NEHC molecules, as a reference. Electronic structures, stability towards dimerization, and ligand properties are discussed. The results highlight the NEHCs as potentially valuable ancillary ligands for stabilizing low-valent metals or paramagnetic main group molecules. A simple, effective computational method for evaluating σ donor ability and π acidity of carbenes is presented.
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- Jamie S Ritch
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg MB R3B 2E9 Canada +1-204-774-2401 +1-204-786-9730
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Phuoc NL, Brannan AC, Romanov AS, Linnolahti M. Tailoring Carbene-Metal-Amides for Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence: A Computationally Guided Study on the Effect of Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbenes. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28114398. [PMID: 37298874 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Gold-centered carbene-metal-amides (CMAs) containing cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAACs) are promising emitters for thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF). Aiming at the design and optimization of new TADF emitters, we report a density functional theory study of over 60 CMAs with various CAAC ligands, systematically evaluating computed parameters in relation to photoluminescence properties. The CMA structures were primarily selected based on experimental synthesis prospects. We demonstrate that TADF efficiency of the CMA materials originates from a compromise between oscillator strength coefficients and exchange energy (ΔEST). The latter is governed by the overlap of HOMO and LUMO orbitals, where HOMO is localized on the amide and LUMO over the Au-carbene bond. The S0 ground and excited T1 states of the CMAs adopt approximately coplanar geometry of carbene and amide ligands, but rotate perpendicular in the excited S1 states, resulting in degeneracy or near-degeneracy of S1 and T1, accompanied by a decrease in the S1-S0 oscillator strength from its maximum at coplanar geometries to near zero at rotated geometries. Based on the computations, promising new TADF emitters are proposed and synthesized. Bright CMA complex (Et2CAAC)Au(carbazolide) is obtained and fully characterized in order to demonstrate that excellent stability and high radiative rates up to 106 s-1 can be obtained for the gold-CMA complexes with small CAAC-carbene ligands.
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- Nguyen Le Phuoc
- Department of Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd., Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Rd., Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland
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Nayak MK, Elvers BJ, Mandal D, Das A, Ramakrishnan R, Mote KR, Schulzke C, Yildiz CB, Jana A. Reduction of 2- H-substituted pyrrolinium cations: the carbon-carbon single bond in air stable 2,2'-bipyrrolidines as a two-electron-source. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:6698-6701. [PMID: 37183853 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00891f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Reduction of 2-H-substituted pyrrolinium cations via initially formed secondary radicals results in either dimerisation or H-abstracted products, while the outcome depends on the N-substituents. The resultant central carbon-carbon single bond in the dimerised 2,2'-bipyrrolidine derivatives can be oxidised chemically and electrochemically. The notably air and moisture-stable dimers were subsequently utilised as a source of two electrons in various chemical transformations.
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- Mithilesh Kumar Nayak
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 4, Greifswald D-17489, Germany.
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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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- Institut für Biochemie, Universität Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 4, Greifswald D-17489, Germany.
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- Department of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Aksaray University, Aksaray-68100, Türkiye.
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally, Hyderabad-500046, Telangana, India.
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Gonzalez A, Chen TY, Demeshko S, Meyer F, Werncke CG. Synthesis, Properties, and Reactivity of a Linear NHC-Based Chromium(I) Silylamide. Organometallics 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Francis M, Roy S. Stabilisation and reactivity studies of donor-base ligand-supported gallium-phosphides with stronger binding energy: a theoretical approach. RSC Adv 2023; 13:7738-7751. [PMID: 36909773 PMCID: PMC9993238 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06001a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Gallium phosphide is a three-dimensional polymeric material of the hetero-diatomic GaP unit, which has a wurtzite type structure, and captivating application as a light emitting diode (LED). As a result, there is a constant search for suitable precursors to synthesise GaP-based materials. However, the corresponding monomeric species is exotic in nature due to the expected Ga[triple bond, length as m-dash]P multiple bond. Herein, we report on the theoretical studies of stability, chemical bonding, and reactivity of the monomeric gallium phosphides with two donor base ligands having tuneable binding energies. We have performed detailed investigations using density functional theory at three different levels (BP86/def2-TZVPP, B3LYP/def2-TZVPP, M06-2X/def2-TZVPP), QTAIM and EDA-NOCV (BP86-D3(BJ)/TZ2P, M06-2X/TZ2P) to analyse various ligand-stabilised GaP monomers, which revealed the synthetic viability of such species in the presence of stable singlet carbenes, e.g., cAAC, and NHC as ligands [cAAC = cyclic alkyl(amino) carbene, NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene] due to the larger bond dissociation energy compared to a phosphine ligand (PMe3). The calculated bond dissociation energies between a pair of ligands and the monomeric GaP unit are found to be in the range of 87 to 137 kcal mol-1, predicting their possible syntheses in the laboratory. Further, the reactivity of such species with metal carbonyls [Fe(CO)4, and Ni(CO)3] have been theoretically investigated.
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- Maria Francis
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati Tirupati 517507 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati Tirupati 517507 India
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Chromium-catalyzed stereodivergent E- and Z-selective alkyne hydrogenation controlled by cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene ligands. Nat Commun 2023; 14:990. [PMID: 36813784 PMCID: PMC9947122 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36677-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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The hydrogenation of alkynes allows the synthesis of olefins, which are important feedstock for the materials, pharmaceutical, and petrochemical industry. Thus, methods that enable this transformation via low-cost metal catalysis are desirable. However, achieving stereochemical control in this reaction is a long-standing challenge. Here, we report on the chromium-catalyzed E- and Z-selective olefin synthesis via hydrogenation of alkynes, controlled by two carbene ligands. A cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene ligand that contains a phosphino anchor enables the hydrogenation of alkynes in a trans-addition manner, selectively forming E-olefins. With an imino anchor-incorporated carbene ligand, the stereoselectivity can be switched, giving mainly Z-isomers. This ligand-enabled geometrical stereoinversion strategy by one metal catalysis overrides common methods in control of the E- and Z-selectivity with two different metal catalysis, allowing for highly efficient and on-demand access to both E- and Z-olefins in a stereo-complementary fashion. Mechanistic studies indicate that the different steric effect between these two carbene ligands may mainly dominate the selective forming E- or Z-olefins in control of the stereochemistry.
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Noor A. Recent developments in two coordinate transition metal chemistry. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Peltier JL, Serrato MR, Thery V, Pecaut J, Tomás-Mendivil E, Bertrand G, Jazzar R, Martin D. An air-stable radical with a redox-chameleonic amide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:595-598. [PMID: 36524847 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05404c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An air-stable (amino)(amido)radical was synthesized by reacting a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene with carbazoyl chloride, followed by one-electron reduction. We show that an adjacent radical center weakens the amide bond. It enables the amino group to act as a strong acceptor under steric contraint, thus enhancing the stabilizing capto-dative effect.
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- Jesse L Peltier
- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, USA
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, USA
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, Grenoble 38000, France.
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, INAC-SyMMES, UMR 5819, Grenoble 38000, France
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, USA
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Chemistry Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, USA
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- University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM, Grenoble 38000, France.
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Gimferrer M, Danés S, Vos E, Yildiz CB, Corral I, Jana A, Salvador P, Andrada DM. Reply to the 'Comment on "The oxidation state in low-valent beryllium and magnesium compounds"' by S. Pan and G. Frenking, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, DOI: 10.1039/D2SC04231B. Chem Sci 2023; 14:384-392. [PMID: 36687341 PMCID: PMC9811512 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc05769g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A recent article by Pan and Frenking challenges our assignment of the oxidation state of low valent group 2 compounds. With this reply, we show that our assignment of Be(+2) and Mg(+2) oxidation states in Be(cAACDip)2 and Mg(cAACDip)2 is fully consistent with our data. Some of the arguments exposed by Pan and Frenking were based on visual inspection of our figures, rather than a thorough numerical analysis. We discuss with numerical proof that some of the statements made by the authors concerning our reported data are erroneous. In addition, we provide further evidence that the criterion of the lowest orbital interaction energy in the energy decomposition analysis (EDA) method is unsuitable as a general tool to assess the valence state of the fragments. Other indicators based on natural orbitals for chemical valence (NOCV) deliver a more reliable bonding picture. We also emphasize the importance of using stable wavefunctions for any kind of analysis, including EDA.
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- Martí Gimferrer
- Departament de Química, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi, Universitat de Girona c/M. Aurelia Capmany 69 17003 Girona Spain
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- Departament de Química, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi, Universitat de Girona c/M. Aurelia Capmany 69 17003 Girona Spain
- General and Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of Saarland Campus C4.1 66123 Saarbruecken Germany
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7 28049 Cantoblanco Madrid Spain
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- Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Aksaray University Hacilar Harmani 2 68100 Aksaray Turkey
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente 7 28049 Cantoblanco Madrid Spain
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Gopanpally 500046 Hyderabad Telangana India
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- Departament de Química, Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi, Universitat de Girona c/M. Aurelia Capmany 69 17003 Girona Spain
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- General and Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of Saarland Campus C4.1 66123 Saarbruecken Germany
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Chu W, Zhou T, Bisz E, Dziuk B, Lalancette R, Szostak R, Szostak M. CAAC-IPr*: easily accessible, highly sterically-hindered cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:13467-13470. [PMID: 36382995 PMCID: PMC9737351 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05668b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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IPr* (IPr* = 1,3-bis(2,6-bis(diphenylmethyl)-4-methylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene) has emerged as a powerful highly hindered and sterically-flexible ligand platform for transition-metal catalysis. CAACs (CAAC = cyclic (al-kyl)(amino)carbenes) have gained major attention as strongly electron-rich carbon analogues of NHCs (NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) with broad applications in both industry and academia. Herein, we report a merger of CAAC ligands with highly-hindered IPr*. The efficient synthesis, electronic characterization and application in model Cu-catalyzed hydroboration of alkynes is described. The ligands are strongly electron-rich, bulky and flexible around the N-Ar wingtip. The availability of various IPr* and CAAC templates offers a significant potential to expand the existing arsenal of NHC ligands to electron-rich bulky architectures with critical applications in metal stabilization and catalysis.
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- Wenchao Chu
- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Opole University, 48 Oleska Street, Opole 45-052, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wroclaw University, F. Joliot-Curie 14, Wroclaw 50-383, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, 73 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, USA.
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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]
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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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Kim H, Lee E. Ambiphilic singlet carbenes: Electron donors and acceptors. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Hyunho Kim
- Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology Pohang Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology Pohang Republic of Korea
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Pérez-Barcia Á, Montero-Campillo MM, Lamsabhi AM, Salpin JY, Yáñez M. Open questions on toxic heavy metals Cd, Hg and Pb binding small components of DNA and nucleobases. Are there any predictable trends? Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:20624-20637. [PMID: 36043513 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02459d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this perspective article, we provide a bibliographic compilation of experimental and theoretical work on Cd, Hg, and Pb, and analyze in detail the bonding of M2+ and CH3M+ (M = Zn, Cd, Hg, Pb) with urea and thiourea as suitable models for larger biochemical bases. Through the use of DFT calculations, we have found that although in principle binding energies decrease according to ionic size (Zn2+ > Cd2+ > Pb2+), Hg2+ largely breaks the trend. Through the use of EDA (Energy Decomposition Analysis) it is possible to explain this behavior, which is essentially due to the strong contribution of polarization to the binding. This conclusion is ratified by the NEDA (Natural Energy Decomposition Analysis) formalism, showing that the charge transfer term is very large in all cases, but particularly in the case of the mercury-thiourea system. The general trends observed for the interactions with CH3M+ monocations show however CH3Hg+ binding energies systematically smaller than the CH3Zn+ ones, likely because the relativistic contraction of the Hg orbitals is very much attenuated by the attachment to the methyl group. Finally, we have investigated the gas-phase reactivity between EtHg+ and uracil to compare it with that exhibited by CH3Hg+ and n-ButHg+ previously described in the literature. This comparison gathers new information that highlights the importance of the length of the alkyl chain attached to the metal on the mechanisms of these reactions. For methyl mercury, only the alkyl transfer process is allowed; for butyl mercury, protonation is clearly favored, and for ethyl mercury, both paths are competitive experimentally.
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- Álvaro Pérez-Barcia
- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad de Vigo, Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Facultad de Ciencias, and Institute of Advanced Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Excelencia UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Facultad de Ciencias, and Institute of Advanced Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Excelencia UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Univ. Evry, CNRS, LAMBE, 91025, Evry-Courcouronnes, France.,LAMBE, CY Cergy Paris Université, CNRS, 95000 Cergy, France.
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- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Facultad de Ciencias, and Institute of Advanced Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Excelencia UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Volk J, Heinz M, Leibold M, Bruhn C, Bens T, Sarkar B, Holthausen MC, Siemeling U. A crystalline cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene with a 1,1'-ferrocenylene backbone. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:10396-10399. [PMID: 36039867 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03871d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes with a 1,1'-ferrocenylene backbone (fcCAACs) are established as an original family by the preparation of a crystalline congener. The Ccarbene bond angle is unprecedentedly wide for a CAAC, causing an exceptionally pronounced ambiphilicity. The redox-active backbone opens the door to unconventional metalloradicals and oligoradicals.
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- Julia Volk
- Institut für Chemie, Universität Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany.
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany.
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany.
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 50659 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 50659 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Goethe-Universität, Max-von-Laue-Straße 7, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany.
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Théry V, Molton F, Sirach S, Tillet N, Pécaut J, Tomás-Mendivil E, Martin D. The curious case of a sterically crowded Stenhouse salt. Chem Sci 2022; 13:9755-9760. [PMID: 36091895 PMCID: PMC9400627 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01895k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We report a peculiar Stenhouse salt. It does not evolve into cyclopentenones upon basification, due to the steric hindrance of its bulky stable carbene patterns. This allowed for the observation and characterization of the transient open-chain neutral derivative, which was isolated as its cyclized form. The latter features an unusually long reactive C-O bond (150 pm) and a rich electrochemistry, including oxidation into an air-persistent radical cation.
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM Grenoble 38000 France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM Grenoble 38000 France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, INAC-SyMMES, UMR 5819 Grenoble 38000 France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, DCM Grenoble 38000 France
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Gorantla SMNVT, Mondal K. The Labile Nature of Air Stable Ni(II)/Ni(0)-phosphine/Olefin Catalysts/Intermediates: EDA-NOCV Analysis. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200572. [PMID: 35927965 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Metal ions-based inorganic-organic hybrid composites are often reported acting as good to excellent catalysts with various substrate scopes under milder reaction conditions. The active catalyst of a catalytic cycle is sometimes proposed to be a short-lived reactive intermediate species. A three coordinate (L-Me)Ni(II) intermediate species [L-Me = O 2 N donor dianionic ligand] can bind with short-lived carbene-ester ligands to produce four coordinate Ni(II) species which can act as carbene transfer intermediates under suitable reaction conditions for C-H functionalization or cyclopropanation reactions. The dissociation of phosphine (PPh 3 ) from the Ni(II) centre of (L-Me)Ni(II)(PPh 3 ) ( 1a ) and binding of short lived carbene esters (:CR 1 -CO 2 R 2 ; R 1 = H, Ph; R 2 = aliphatic group; 2-4 and other carbenes; 5-10 ) to Ni(II) rationalize the phenomenon in solution. Air stable Ni(0)-olefin complexes/intermediates ( 12-18 ) have recently been shown to mediate a variety of organic transformations. This analysis will further help organic/organometallic chemists to rationalize the design and synthesis of future catalysts for organic transformation. EDA-NOCV calculations have been performed to shed light on the stability and bonding of those species. Additionally, our analysis provides a proper reason why the analogous (L-Me)Pd-PPh 3 complex ( 1b ) does not dissociate in solution and hence, a similar catalytic product has not been isolated from identical reaction conditions. The stability and the labile nature of Ni(II/0) complexes has been investigated by state-of-the-art EDA-NOCV analyses.
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- Indiana Institute Of Technology Madras, Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras, 600036, Chennai, INDIA
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Das A, Elvers BJ, Nayak MK, Chrysochos N, Anga S, Kumar A, Rao DK, Narayanan TN, Schulzke C, Yildiz CB, Jana A. Realizing 1,1-Dehydration of Secondary Alcohols to Carbenes: Pyrrolidin-2-ols as a Source of Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202637. [PMID: 35362643 PMCID: PMC9400972 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Herein we report secondary pyrrolidin-2-ols as a source of cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAAC) for the synthesis of CAAC-CuI -complexes and cyclic thiones when reacted with CuI -salts and elemental sulfur, respectively, under reductive elimination of water from the carbon(IV)-center. This result demonstrates a convenient and facile access to CAAC-based CuI -salts, which are well known catalysts for different organic transformations. It further establishes secondary alcohols to be a viable source of carbenes-realizing after 185 years Dumas' dream who tried to prepare the parent carbene (CH2 ) by 1,1-dehydration of methanol. Addressed is also the reactivity of water towards CAACs, which proceeds through an oxidative addition of the O-H bond to the carbon(II)-center. This emphasizes the ability of carbon-compounds to mimic the reactivity of transition-metal complexes: reversible oxidative addition and reductive elimination of the O-H bond to/from the C(II)/C(IV)-centre.
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- Ayan Das
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, GopanpallyHyderabad 500046TelanganaIndia
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- Institut für BiochemieUniversität GreifswaldFelix-Hausdorff-Straße 417489GreifswaldGermany
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, GopanpallyHyderabad 500046TelanganaIndia
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, GopanpallyHyderabad 500046TelanganaIndia
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, GopanpallyHyderabad 500046TelanganaIndia
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, GopanpallyHyderabad 500046TelanganaIndia
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, GopanpallyHyderabad 500046TelanganaIndia
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- Institut für BiochemieUniversität GreifswaldFelix-Hausdorff-Straße 417489GreifswaldGermany
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- Department of Aromatic and Medicinal PlantsAksaray UniversityAksaray68100Turkey
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, GopanpallyHyderabad 500046TelanganaIndia
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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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Serrato MR, Melaimi M, Bertrand G. Cyclic (amino)(barrelene)carbenes: an original family of CAACs through a novel synthetic pathway. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:7519-7521. [PMID: 35699417 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02565e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A novel family of cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes, which we name cyclic (amino)(barrelene)carbenes (CABCs) is reported. The key synthetic step involves an intramolecular [4+2] cyclization of an anthracene derivative with an alkyne. This synthetic approach allows for the attachment of both aryl and alkyl groups on the nitrogen atom. When used as ligand, two of the barrelene hydrogens are in close contact with the metal, which could stabilize low valent catalytic intermediates.
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- Melinda R Serrato
- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA.
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA.
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA.
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Deka R, Orthaber A. Carbene chemistry of arsenic, antimony, and bismuth: origin, evolution and future prospects. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:8540-8556. [PMID: 35578901 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00755j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The discovery of the first isolable N-heterocyclic carbene in 1991 ushered in a new era in coordination chemistry. The remarkable bonding properties of carbenes have led to their rapid proliferation as auxiliary ligands for a wide range of transition metals and main group elements. In the case of group 15, while carbene-stabilized nitrogen and phosphorus compounds are extensively studied, the scope of research has shrunk significantly from arsenic to bismuth. This is essentially attributed to the decrease in stability of the C-E bond upon descending the group. Even so, modulating the carbene backbone or introducing alternative synthetic strategies not only alleviates the stability issues but also offers promising results in terms of the bonding and reactivities of these compounds. The purpose of the present perspective is to provide a comprehensive overview of the origins and development of carbene chemistry of arsenic, antimony, and bismuth, as well as to highlight the future prospects of this field.
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- Rajesh Deka
- Synthetic Molecular Chemistry, Department of Chemistry - Ångström laboratories, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Synthetic Molecular Chemistry, Department of Chemistry - Ångström laboratories, Uppsala University, Box 523, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden.
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Puerta Lombardi BM, Pezoulas ER, Suvinen RA, Harrison A, Dubrawski ZS, Gelfand BS, Tuononen HM, Roesler R. Bis[cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene] isomers: Stable trans-bis(CAAC) versus facile olefin formation for cis-bis(CAAC). Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6482-6485. [PMID: 35583166 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01476a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Isomeric bis(aldiminium) salts with a 1,4-cyclohexylene framework were synthesized. The first isolable bis(CAAC) was prepared from the trans-stereoisomer and its ditopic ligand competency was proven by conversion to iridium(I) and rhodium(I) complexes. Upon deprotonation, the cis-isomer yielded an electron rich olefin via a classic, proton-catalyzed pathway. The CC bond formation from the desired cis-bis(CAAC) was shown to be thermodynamically very favorable and to involve a small activation barrier. Compounds that can be described as insertion products of the cis-bis(CAAC) into the E-H bonds of NH3, CH3CN and H2O were also identified.
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- Braulio M Puerta Lombardi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Centre, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Centre, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
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Maiti A, Elvers BJ, Bera S, Lindl F, Krummenacher I, Ghosh P, Braunschweig H, Yildiz CB, Schulzke C, Jana A. Disclosing Cyclic(Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes as One-Electron Reductants: Synthesis of Acyclic(Amino)(Aryl)Carbene-Based Kekulé Diradicaloids. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104567. [PMID: 35262232 PMCID: PMC9321839 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Herein, we disclose cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAACs) to be one-electron reductants under the formation of a transient radical cation as indicated by EPR spectroscopy. The disclosed CAAC reducing reactivity was used to synthesize acyclic(amino)(aryl)carbene-based Thiele and Chichibabin hydrocarbons, a new class of Kekulé diradicaloids. The results demonstrate CAACs to be potent organic reductants. Notably, the acyclic(amino)(aryl)carbene-based Chichibabin's hydrocarbon shows an appreciable population of the triplet state at room temperature, as evidenced by both variable-temperature NMR and EPR spectroscopy.
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- Avijit Maiti
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad GopanpallyHyderabad500046, TelanganaIndia
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- Institut für BiochemieUniversität GreifswaldFelix-Hausdorff-Straße 417489GreifswaldGermany
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- Department of ChemistryRamakrishna Mission Residential College NarendrapurKolkata700103India
- Shahid Matangini Hazra Govt General Degree College for Women TamlukPurba Medinipur721649India
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Department of ChemistryRamakrishna Mission Residential College NarendrapurKolkata700103India
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron (ICB)Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Department of Aromatic and Medicinal PlantsAksaray UniversityAksaray68100Turkey
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- Institut für BiochemieUniversität GreifswaldFelix-Hausdorff-Straße 417489GreifswaldGermany
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad GopanpallyHyderabad500046, TelanganaIndia
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Sorbelli D, Belpassi L, Belanzoni P. Unraveling differences in aluminyl and carbene coordination chemistry: bonding in gold complexes and reactivity with carbon dioxide. Chem Sci 2022; 13:4623-4634. [PMID: 35656139 PMCID: PMC9020189 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc00630h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The electronic properties of aluminyl anions have been reported to be strictly related to those of carbenes, which are well-known to be easily tunable via selected structural modifications imposed on their backbone. Since peculiar reactivity of gold-aluminyl complexes towards carbon dioxide has been reported, leading to insertion of CO2 into the Au-Al bond, in this work the electronic structure and reactivity of Au-Al complexes with different aluminyl scaffolds have been systematically studied and compared to carbene analogues. The analyses reveal that, instead, aluminyls and carbenes display a very different behavior when bound to gold, with the aluminyls forming an electron-sharing and weakly polarized Au-Al bond, which turns out to be poorly modulated by structural modifications of the ligand. The reactivity of gold-aluminyl complexes towards CO2 shows, both qualitatively and quantitatively, similar reaction mechanisms, reflecting the scarce tunability of their electronic structure and bond nature. This work provides further insights and perspectives on the properties of the aluminyl anions and their behavior as coordination ligands.
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- Diego Sorbelli
- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia Via Elce di Sotto, 8 - 06123 Perugia Italy
- CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC) Via Elce di Sotto, 8 - 06123 Perugia Italy
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- CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC) Via Elce di Sotto, 8 - 06123 Perugia Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia Via Elce di Sotto, 8 - 06123 Perugia Italy
- CNR Institute of Chemical Science and Technologies "Giulio Natta" (CNR-SCITEC) Via Elce di Sotto, 8 - 06123 Perugia Italy
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Kumar Kushvaha S, Mishra A, Roesky HW, Chandra Mondal K. Recent Advances in the Domain of Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino) Carbenes. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202101301. [PMID: 34989475 PMCID: PMC9307053 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202101301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Isolation of cyclic (alkyl) amino carbenes (cAACs) in 2005 has been a major achievement in the field of stable carbenes due to their better electronic properties. cAACs and bicyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbene (BicAAC) in essence are the most electrophilic as well as nucleophilic carbenes are known till date. Due to their excellent electronic properties in terms of nucleophilic and electrophilic character, cAACs have been utilized in different areas of chemistry, including stabilization of low valent main group and transition metal species, activation of small molecules, and catalysis. The applications of cAACs in catalysis have opened up new avenues of research in the field of cAAC chemistry. This review summarizes the major results of cAAC chemistry published until August 2021.
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology MadrasChennai600036India
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryTammannstrasse 4D-37077GöttingenGermany
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Das A, Elvers BJ, Nayak MK, Chrysochos N, Anga S, Kumar A, Rao DK, Narayanan TN, Schulzke C, Yildiz CB, Jana A. Realizing the 1,1‐Dehydration of Secondary Alcohols to Carbenes: Pyrrolidin‐2‐ols as a Source of Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Ayan Das
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Chemistry INDIA
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Chemistry INDIA
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Chemistry INDIA
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad Chemistry INDIA
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- Aksaray Universitesi Aromatic and Medicinal Plants TURKEY
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- TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences Chemical Science 21, Brundavan Colony, Narsingi 500075 Hyderabad INDIA
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Devi K, Gorantla SMNVT, Mondal KC. EDA-NOCV analysis of carbene-borylene bonded dinitrogen complexes for deeper bonding insight: A fair comparison with a metal-dinitrogen system. J Comput Chem 2022; 43:757-777. [PMID: 35289411 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26832] [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: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Binding of dinitrogen (N2 ) to a transition metal center (M) and followed by its activation under milder conditions is no longer impossible; rather, it is routinely studied in laboratories by transition metal complexes. In contrast, binding of N2 by main group elements has been a challenge for decades, until very recently, an exotic cAAC-borylene (cAAC = cyclic alkyl(amino) carbene) species showed similar binding affinity to kinetically inert and non-polar dinitrogen (N2 ) gas under ambient conditions. Since then, N2 binding by short lived borylene species has made a captivating news in different journals for its unusual features and future prospects. Herein, we carried out different types of DFT calculations, including EDA-NOCV analysis of the relevant cAAC-boron-dinitrogen complexes and their precursors, to shed light on the deeper insight of the bonding secret (EDA-NOCV = energy decomposition analysis coupled with natural orbital for chemical valence). The hidden bonding aspects have been uncovered and are presented in details. Additionally, similar calculations have been carried out in comparison with a selected stable dinitrogen bridged-diiron(I) complex. Singlet cAAC ligand is known to be an exotic stable species which, combined with the BAr group, produces an intermediate singlet electron-deficient (cAAC)(BAr) species possessing a high lying HOMO suitable for overlapping with the high lying π*-orbital of N2 via effective π-backdonation. The BN2 interaction energy has been compared with that of the FeN2 bond. Our thorough bonding analysis might answer the unasked questions of experimental chemists about how boron compounds could mimic the transition metal of dinitrogen binding and activation, uncovering hidden bonding aspects. Importantly, Pauling repulsion energy also plays a crucial role and decides the binding efficiency in terms of intrinsic interaction energy between the boron-center and the N2 ligand.
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- Kavita Devi
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
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Gautam N, Logdi R, Sreejyothi P, Rajendran NM, Tiwari AK, Mandal SK. Bicyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (BICAAC) as a metal-free catalyst for reduction of nitriles to amines. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3047-3050. [PMID: 35156960 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06962d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bicyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (BICAAC) is introduced as a metal-free catalyst for the reduction of various nitriles to the corresponding amine hydrochloride salts in the presence of pinacolborane. Mechanistic investigations combining experiments and DFT calculations suggest a B-H addition to the carbene center, which acts as a carrier of the hydride source.
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- Nimisha Gautam
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Nadia, 741246, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Nadia, 741246, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Nadia, 741246, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Nadia, 741246, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Nadia, 741246, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur Campus, Nadia, 741246, West Bengal, India.
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Francis M, Roy S. EDA-NOCV Analysis of Donor-Base-Stabilized Elusive Monomeric Aluminum Phosphides [(L)P-Al(L'); L, L' = cAAC Me, NHC Me, PMe 3]. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:5730-5738. [PMID: 35224333 PMCID: PMC8867586 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c05476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Herein, we report on the stability and bonding analysis of donor-base-stabilized monomeric AlP species (1-6) of the general formula (L)P-Al(L'); [L = cAACMe, L' = cAACMe, NHCMe, PMe3, (N i Pr2)2 (1-4); L = L' = NHCMe, PMe3 (5 and 6); cAAC = cyclic alkyl(amino) carbene; NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene]. Energy decomposition analysis coupled with natural orbitals for chemical valence (EDA-NOCV) analysis indicates the synthetic viability of this class of species, stabilized in their singlet ground state, in the laboratory. The CL-P bond is found to be a partial double bond (WBI ∼ 1.45), while the CL/PL-Al bond is a single bond (WBI ∼ 0.42-0.69). These bonds are mostly covalent or dative σ/π bonds depending upon the ligands attached. The central P-Al bond is an electron-sharing covalent polar single bond (WBI ∼ 0.80; P-Al) for 1-4 and a dative σ bond for 5 and 6 (WBI ∼ 0.89-0.93; P-Al). The calculated intrinsic interaction energies of the central P-Al bonds are found to be in the range from -116 to -216 kcal/mol (1-3 and 5 and 6). This value is the highest for compound 3, possibly due to the push and pull effects from the ligands PMe3 and cAAC, respectively.
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- Maria Francis
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
(IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
(IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India
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Vermersch F, Oliveira L, Hunter J, Soleilhavoup M, Jazzar R, Bertrand G. Cyclic (Alkyl)(amino)carbenes: Synthesis of Iminium Precursors and Structural Properties. J Org Chem 2022; 87:3511-3518. [PMID: 35133152 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c03075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Using readily available preallylated aldehydes, we report a simple and divergent synthesis of cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (CAAC) iminium precursors. Using a combination of crystallographic data and steric maps, we further elaborate on the specific steric properties of CAAC ligands with respect to state-of-the-art phosphine and carbene ligands.
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- François Vermersch
- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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- UCSD-CNRS Joint Research Laboratory (IRL 3555), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0358, United States
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Nag E, Kulkarni A, Gorantla SMNVT, Graw N, Francis M, Herbst-Irmer R, Stalke D, Roesky HW, Mondal KC, Roy S. Fluorescent organo-antimony compounds as precursors for syntheses of redox-active trimeric and dimeric alkali metal antimonides: an insight into electron transfer reduction processes. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:1791-1805. [PMID: 35023531 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03398k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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(Tip)2SbCl (1, Tip = 2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl) has been utilized as a precursor for the synthesis of the distibane (Tip)4Sb2 (4) via one-electron reduction using KC8. The two-electron reduction of 1 and 4 afforded the novel trinuclear antimonide cluster [K3((Tip)2Sb)3(THF)5] (6). Changing the reducing agent from KC8 to a different alkali metal resulted in the solid-state isolation of corresponding stable dimeric alkali metal antimonides with the general formula [M2((Tip)2Sb)2(THF)p-x(tol)x] (M = Li (14), Na (15), Cs (16)). In this report, different aspects of the various reducing agents [K metal, KC8, and [K2(Naph)2(THF)]] used have been studied, correlating the experimental observations with previous reports. Additional reactivity studies involving 1 and AgNTf2 (Tf = trifluoromethanesulfonyl) afforded the corresponding antimony cation (Tip)2Sb+NTf2- (19). The Lewis acidic character of 19 has been unambiguously proved via treatment with Lewis bases to produce the corresponding adducts 20 and 21. Interestingly, the precursors 1 and 4 have been observed to be highly luminescent, emitting green light under short-wavelength UV radiation. All the reported compounds have been characterized via NMR, UV-vis, mass spectrometry, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies of 1 in THF showed possible two electron reduction, suggesting the in situ generation of the corresponding radical-anion intermediate 1˙- and its subsequent conversion to the monomeric intermediate (Tip)2Sb- (5) upon further reduction. 5 undergoes oligomerization in the solid state to produce 6. The existence of 1˙- was proved using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy in solution. CV studies of 6 suggested its potential application as a reducing agent, which was further proved via the conversion of Tip-PCl2 to trimeric (Tip)3P3 (17), and cAACP-Cl (cAAC = cyclic alkyl(amino)carbene) to (cAAC)2P2 (18) and 4, utilizing 6 as a stoichiometric reducing agent.
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- Ekta Nag
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India.
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität, Tammannstraβe 4, 37077-Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India.
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität, Tammannstraβe 4, 37077-Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität, Tammannstraβe 4, 37077-Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität, Tammannstraβe 4, 37077-Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Tirupati 517507, India.
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Weller R, Müller I, Werncke CG. Catalytic 1,3‐H Atom Shift of a Terminal Benzylic Alkyne by Iron and Alkali Metal Silylamides – Switching between Allene and Internal Alkyne. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Ruth Weller
- Department of Chemistry Philipps-University Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4 D-35032 Marburg Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Philipps-University Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4 D-35032 Marburg Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Philipps-University Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4 D-35032 Marburg Germany
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Kashina MV, Luzyanin KV, Katlenok E, Novikov AS, Kinzhalov MA. Experimental and Computational Tuning of Metalla-N-Heterocyclic Carbenes at Palladium(II) and Platinum(II) Centers. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:6718-6734. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00252c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes featuring metalla-N-heterocyclic carbenes (7–12) were synthesised via metal-mediated coupling between equimolar cis-[MCl2(CNR)2] (R = 2,6-Me2C6H3 (Xyl), 2,4,6-Me3C6H3 (Mes)] and 2-aminopyridine or 2-aminopyrazine. Thiocyanate complexes 13–18 with...
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Cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbene (CAAC) ligands: Electronic structure and application as chemically- and redox-non-innocent ligands and chromophores. ADVANCES IN ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adomc.2022.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Roesky HW, Nazish M, Ding Y, Legendre CM, Kumar A, Graw N, Schwederski B, Herbst-Irmer R, P P, Parameswaran P, Stalke D, Kaim W. High yield of a variety of silicon-boron radicals and their reactivity. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:11040-11047. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01318e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein we report stable silicon-boron radicals of composition LSi(NMe2)-B(Br)Tip (1), LSi(NMe2)-B(I)Tip (2) LSi(tBu)-B(I)Tip (3) [L=PhC(NtBu)2]. They were prepared in high yield using a one-pot reaction of LSiR, X2BTip, and KC8...
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Gorantla SMNVT, Chandra Mondal K. Estimations of Fe0/−1–N2 interaction energies of iron(0)-dicarbene and its reduced analogue by EDA-NOCV analyses: crucial steps in dinitrogen activation under mild conditions. RSC Adv 2022; 12:3465-3475. [PMID: 35425364 PMCID: PMC8979315 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08348a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Metal complexes containing low valence iron atoms are often experimentally observed to bind with the dinitrogen (N2) molecule. This phenomenon has attracted the attention of industrialists, chemists and bio-chemists since these N2-bonded iron complexes can produce ammonia under suitable chemical or electrochemical conditions. The higher binding affinity of the Fe-atom towards N2 is a bit ‘mysterious’ compared to that of the other first row transition metal atoms. Fine powders of α-Fe0 are even part of industrial ammonia production (Haber–Bosch process) which operates at high temperature and high pressure. Herein, we report the EDA-NOCV analyses of the previously reported dinitrogen-bonded neutral molecular complex (cAACR)2Fe0–N2 (1) and mono-anionic complex (cAACR)2Fe−1–N2 (2) to give deeper insight of the Fe–N2 interacting orbitals and corresponding pairwise intrinsic interaction energies (cAACR = cyclic alkyl(amino) carbene; R = Dipp or Me). The Fe0 atom of 1 prefers to accept electron densities from N2via σ-donation while the comparatively electron rich Fe−1 centre of 2 donates electron densities to N2via π-backdonation. However, major stability due to the formation of an Fe–N2 bond arises due to Fe → N2 π-backdonation in both 1 and 2. The cAACR ligands act as a charge reservoir around the Fe centre. The electron densities drift away from cAAC ligands during the binding of N2 molecules mostly via π-backdonation. EDA-NOCV analysis suggests that N2 is a stronger π-acceptor rather than a σ-donor. The stable Fe–N2 bond of stable complex should have a sufficiently high interaction energy.![]()
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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Byun S, Park DA, Kim S, Kim S, Ryu JY, Lee J, Hong S. Highly selective ethenolysis with acyclic-aminooxycarbene ruthenium catalysts. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi01132d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Acyclic carbene–ruthenium catalysts were developed for the ethenolysis. Remarkable catalytic efficiency (turnover numbers of 100 000) and excellent α-olefin selectivity (up to 98%) were exhibited.
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- Seunghwan Byun
- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
- Grubbs Center for Polymers and Catalysis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
- Grubbs Center for Polymers and Catalysis, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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Zhou L, Yao C, Ma W, Hu J, Wu Y, Zhang Z, Hu X. CO2 hydrogenation to formate catalyzed by highly stable and recyclable carbene-iridium under mild condition. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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