Counter-ion Effects Switch Ligand Binding From C-2 to C-5 in Kinetic Carbenes Formed From an Imidazolium Salt and IrH5(PPh3)2

Anes Kovacevic, Stephan Grundemann, John R. Miecznikowski, Eric Clot, Odile Eisenstein, Robert H. Crabtree

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Abstract

Changing the counter-anion in 2-pyridylmethyl imidazolium salts (Br, BF4, PF6, SbF6) causes their kinetic reaction products with IrH5(PPh3)2 to be switched from normal C-2 to abnormal C-5 binding.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalChemical Communications
Volume21
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2002

Disciplines

  • Chemistry
  • Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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