Volume 52, Issue 27 pp. 7009-7013
Communication

Triphenylene-Based Tris(N-Heterocyclic Carbene) Ligand: Unexpected Catalytic Benefits

Sergio Gonell

Sergio Gonell

Dpto. de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Universitat Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat, 12071 Castellón (Spain)

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Dr. Macarena Poyatos

Dr. Macarena Poyatos

Dpto. de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Universitat Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat, 12071 Castellón (Spain)

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Prof. Eduardo Peris

Corresponding Author

Prof. Eduardo Peris

Dpto. de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Universitat Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat, 12071 Castellón (Spain)

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First published: 03 June 2013
Citations: 116

We gratefully acknowlegde financial support from the MEC of Spain (CTQ2011-24055/BQU) and Bancaixa (P1.1B2010-02 and P1.1B2011-22). We would also like to thank the Ramón y Cajal program (M.P.). S.G. thanks the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación for a fellowship. The authors are grateful to the Serveis Centrals d’Instrumentació Científica (SCIC) of the Universitat Jaume I for providing us with spectroscopic and X-Ray facilities. We also thank Bob Crabtree for thoughtful discussions.

Graphical Abstract

Triple play: A novel triphenylene-based tris(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligand with D3h symmetry and a highly π-delocalized system has been prepared and coordinated to palladium and gold (see figure). The catalytic activities of the new complexes have been compared with those of related benzimidazolylidene and a triptycene-based tris(N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes in three reactions.

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