A 2,2′-diphosphinotolane as a versatile precursor for the synthesis of P-ylidic mesoionic carbenes <i>via</i> reversible C–P bond formation
Hannah K. Wagner, Hubert Wadepohl, Joachim Ballmann
Abstract
A metal-templated synthesis of cyclic (aryl)(ylidic)mesoionic carbene complexes (<bold>CArY-MICs</bold>) is presented. In the case of molybdenum carbonyls, the crucial P–C bond formation, which occurs during <bold>CArY-MIC</bold> formation, was found to be reversible.
Topics & Concepts
MesoionicCarbeneChemistryArylMolybdenumPhotochemistryStereochemistryMedicinal chemistryInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisAlkylN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryCatalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods