Squeezing Bi: PNP and P <sub>2</sub> N <sub>3</sub> pincer complexes of bismuth
Marcus B. Kindervater, Toren Hynes, Katherine M. Marczenko, Saurabh S. Chitnis
Abstract
We report the first application of a rigid P2N3 pincer ligand in p-block chemistry by preparing its bismuth complex. We also report the first example of bismuth complexes featuring a flexible PNP pincer ligand, which shows phase-dependent structural dynamics. Highly electrophilic, albeit thermally unstable, Bi(iii) complexes of the PNP ligand were also prepared.
Topics & Concepts
Pincer movementBismuthCrystallographyMaterials scienceChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryCatalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds