Pseudotetrahedral rhodium(I) complexes

Ana M Geer; Alejandro Julián; José A López; Miguel A Ciriano; Cristina Tejel

doi:10.1002/chem.201304569

Pseudotetrahedral rhodium(I) complexes

Chemistry. 2014 Mar 3;20(10):2732-6. doi: 10.1002/chem.201304569. Epub 2014 Feb 12.

Authors

Ana M Geer¹, Alejandro Julián, José A López, Miguel A Ciriano, Cristina Tejel

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009-Zaragoza (Spain).

PMID: 24520031
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201304569

Abstract

A combination of four-electron donors, such as alkynes, with strongly donating and strong-field scorpionate ligands is appropriate to create pseudotetrahedral rhodium(I) environments, as found in [Rh(PhBP3 )(HCCPh)], which promotes HC bond activation and CC coupling reactions under very smooth conditions.

Keywords: alkynes; pseudotetrahedral; rhodium; stereochemistry; trisphosphaneborate.