Dialumenes – aryl<i>vs.</i>silyl stabilisation for small molecule activation and catalysis
Catherine Weetman, Amelie Porzelt, Prasenjit Bag, Franziska Hanusch, Shigeyoshi Inoue
Abstract
enabled by a higher flexibility in addition to different polarisation of the aluminium centres. As such, facile activation of dihydrogen is now achievable. The influence of ligand choice is further implicated in two different catalytic reactions; not only is the aryl-stabilised dialumene more catalytically active but the resulting product distributions also differ, thus indicating the likelihood of alternate mechanisms simply through a change of supporting ligand.
Topics & Concepts
Reactivity (psychology)ArylSilylationBent molecular geometryCatalysisLigand (biochemistry)MoleculeChemistryStereochemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryReceptorAlternative medicineBiochemistryAlkylPathologyMedicineSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry