Palladium(II) Complexes of 1,2,4-Triazole-Based N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Activity
摘要:
Six palladium(II) complexes bearing three different triazole-based N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands, [1-tert-butyl-4-{2-[(N,N-dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl}-3-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ium-5-ide, 1-tert-butyl-4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ium-5-ide, and 1-tert-butyl-4-(4-methylphenyl)-3-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ium-5-ide], were synthesized and fully characterized. NMR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the amino-group-substituted NHC ligand is coordinated in bidentate fashion, forming a monocarbene chelate complex with an additional intramolecular Pd <- N bond with the nitrogen donor atom. The 4-methylphenyl- and 2-methoxyphenyl-substituted NHC ligands coordinate as C-monodentate donors, forming simple biscarbene Pd(II) complexes. The evaluation of the catalytic performance in the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction revealed very promising performance of the intramolecularly coordinated monocarbene complexes under relatively mild conditions even in direct comparison with the commercially available PEPPSI catalyst. In contrast, the biscarbene complexes proved inactive in this catalytic process. According to theoretical calculations (EDA and NOCV analysis), functionalization of the 1,2,4-triazole-based NHC with the 2-[(N,N-dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl group has a significant effect on the stability of the NHC metal bond.
Amino Group Functionalized N-Heterocyclic 1,2,4-Triazole-Derived Carbenes: Structural Diversity of Rhodium(I) Complexes
摘要:
The synthesis of the amino group functionalized NHC precursor 1-tert-butyl-4-(2-((dimethylamino)methyl)-phenyl)-3-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ium perchlorate has been developed. The generation and bonding properties of the NHC ligand have been evaluated in reactions toward three Rh(I) complexes - [Rh(COD)Cl](2), [Rh(cyclooctene)(2)Cl](2), and [Rh(ethylene)(2)Cl](2) respectively. For the first complex, [(NHC)RhCl(COD)], the coordination of the dangling amino group was not observed because of the fully occupied coordination neighborhood of the Rh atom. On the other hand, in the case of [(NHC)RhCl(ethylene)], [(NHC)RhCl(cyclooctene)], [(NHC)Rh(COD)](+)[BF4](-), and [(NHC)RhCl(CO)] a strong intramolecular coordination of the amino nitrogen atom was revealed, thus forming the unusual seven-membered diazametallacycle. All of the products of these reactions were characterized in solution by NMR spectroscopy as well as in the solid state by X-ray diffraction analysis.