Feuerstein W, Varava P, Fadaei-Tirani F, Scopelliti R, Severin K. Synthesis, structural characterization, and coordination chemistry of imidazole-based alkylidene ketenes.
Chem Commun (Camb) 2021;
57:11509-11512. [PMID:
34652353 DOI:
10.1039/d1cc05161j]
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Abstract
Alkylidene ketenes typically display high intrinsic reactivity, impeding isolation on a preparative scale. Herein, we report the synthesis of alkylidene ketenes by reaction of imidazole-based diazoolefins with carbon monoxide. The good thermal stability of these heterocumulenes allows for characterization by single crystal X-ray diffraction. N-Heterocyclic alkylidene ketenes can be used as C-donor ligands for transition and main group metals, as evidenced by the isolation of complexes with AuCl, RhCl(CO)2, PdCl(C3H5) and GaCl3.
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