Facile Preparation of Homo- and Hetero-Dimetallic Complexes with a 4-Phosphino-Substituted NHC Ligand. Toward the Design of Multifunctional Catalysts

A series of bimetallic complexes have been synthesized that are supported by a 4-phosphino-substituted NHC ligand. The use of this stable ligand reduces the number of synthetic steps and allows for a wide range of metal combinations to be introduced into the complexes.