Novel synthesis of a non-symmetric N1CN2-Pd(II) pincer complex by a tandem reaction using a meta-hydroxylated imine ligand

Alcives Avila-Sorrosa, Hugo A. Jiménez-Vázquez, Alicia Reyes-Arellano, J. Roberto Pioquinto-Mendoza, Rubén A. Toscano, Lucero González-Sebastián, David Morales-Morales

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Abstract

The reflux reaction of ligand 3-[(2,4,6-trimethyl-phenylimino)-methyl]-phenol (1) with [Pd(NCPh)2Cl2] in toluene in presence of a base, results in the facile formation of the non-symmetric N1CN2-Pd(II) pincer complex (2). The overall tandem reaction involves the benzonitrile activation at the nitrile moiety and a C-H activation process at the aromatic ring of (1) providing a pincer compound with one six and one five membered palladacycles, this structure was unequivocally confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Complex (2) was used in Suzuki-Miyaura couplings demonstrating this compound to be an efficient catalyst for these transformations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-75
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Organometallic Chemistry
Volume819
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 2016

Keywords

  • Catalysis
  • Crystal structures
  • Nitrile activation
  • Non-symmetric pincer complexes
  • Palladium complexes
  • Schiff base compounds
  • Suzuki-Miyaura couplings

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