A bis(silylene)pyridine pincer ligand can stabilize mononuclear manganese(0) complexes: facile access to isolable analogues of the elusive d<sup>7</sup>-Mn(CO)<sub>5</sub>radical
Shweta Kalra, Daniel Pividori, Dominik Fehn, Chenshu Dai, Shicheng Dong, Shenglai Yao, Jun Zhu, Karsten Meyer, Matthias Drieß
Abstract
low-spin electronic configuration, as suggested by EPR spectroscopy, SQUID measurements and DFT calculations. The suitability of 4 acting as a superior pre-catalyst in regioselective hydroboration of quinolines has also been demonstrated.
Topics & Concepts
SilyleneChemistryPincer movementMedicinal chemistryLigand (biochemistry)PyridineManganeseRegioselectivityPincer ligandDehydrogenationPhotochemistryCatalysisStereochemistryOrganic chemistrySiliconBiochemistryReceptorOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisMagnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes