Cu2O: A Versatile Reagent for Base-Free Direct Synthesis of NHC-Copper Complexes and Decoration of 3D-MOF with Coordinatively Unsaturated NHC-Copper Species
摘要:
A new, and direct synthetic route for N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-copper complexes was disclosed by heating imidazolium halides with Cu2O. The related synthetic procedure was quite simple and the product easily separable from the reaction mixture by simple filtration. Ultimately, this reaction was successfully applied to decorate three-dimensional (3D)-metal organic frameworks (MOFs) with coordinatively unsaturated NHC-copper species.