Journal
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
Volume 20, Issue 12, Pages 3333-3341Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201304289
Keywords
carbon-based acids; frustrated Lewis pairs; hydrogen activation; Lewis acid-base adducts; ruthenium
Categories
Funding
- NSERC of Canada
- Canada Research Chair
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The reactivity of [{(Ph2PC6H4)(2)B((6)-Ph)}RuCl][B(C6F5)(4)] (1) as a Lewis acid was investigated. Treatment of 1 with mono and multidentate phosphorus Lewis bases afforded the Lewis acid-base adducts with the ortho-carbon atom of the coordinated arene ring. Similar reactivity was observed upon treatment with N-heterocyclic carbenes; however, adduct formation occurred at both ortho- and para-carbon atoms of the bound arene with the para-position being favoured by increased steric demands. Interestingly treatment with isocyanides resulted in adduct formation with the B-centre of the ligand framework. The hydride-cation [{(Ph2PC6H4)(2)B((6)-Ph)}RuH] [B(C6F5)(4)] was prepared via reaction of 1 with silane. This species in the presence of a bulky phosphine behaves as a frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) to activate H-2 between the phosphorus centre and the ortho-carbon atom of the (6)-arene ring.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available