Carbodicarbene: geminal-Bimetallic Coordination in Selective Manner

Ka Chun Au-Yeung, Dengmengfei Xiao, Wei Chih Shih, Hsiu Wen Yang, Yuh Sheng Wen, Glenn P.A. Yap, Wen Ching Chen, Lili Zhao, Tiow Gan Ong

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Abstract

The reaction of Pd(OAc)2 with free carbodicarbene (CDC) generates a Pd acetate trinuclear complex 1 via intramolecular C(sp3)−H bond activation at one of the CDC methyl side arms. The solid structure of 1 reveals the capability of CDC to facilitate a double dative bond with two palladium centers in geminal fashion. This is attributed to the chelating mode of CDC, which can frustrate π-conjugation within the CDC framework. Such effect maybe also amplified by ligand-ligand interaction. The formation of other gem-bimetallic Pd−Pd, Pd−Au, and Ni−Au provides further structural evidence for this proof-of-concept in selective installation. Structural analysis is supported by computational calculations based on state-of-the-art energy decomposition analysis (EDA) in conjunction with natural orbitals for chemical valence (NOCV) method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17350-17355
Number of pages6
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume26
Issue number72
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Dec 2020

Keywords

  • carbodicarbene
  • carbone
  • double dative bond
  • metal–metal interaction
  • palladium

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