Abstract
The synthesis of a tridentate NNN ligand incorporating an amidoquinoline and an iminophosphorane (LRH; R = Ph, Cy) was carried out. Coordination to PdII and NiII precursors gave, as expected, square-planar complexes of the general formula [LRMCl]. The most surprising result came from the reaction of LPhH with [Ni(COD)2], which gave a NiII phenyl complex bearing a tridentate amidoquinoline-aminophosphine ligand. This rearrangement would result from a proton transfer assisted by the Ni0 on stabilization by a phenyl substituent at the phosphorus, as suggested by DFT calculations and complementary experiments. This nickel phenyl complex formed the corresponding benzoyl complex under a CO atmosphere.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 719-728 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Organometallics |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Mar 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |