Iron carbonyl cluster-incorporated Cu(I) NHC complexes in homocoupling of arylboronic acids: an effective [TeFe3(CO)9](2-) ligand

Dalton Trans. 2015 Oct 14;44(38):16675-9. doi: 10.1039/c5dt03242c. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

Abstract

A new type of TeFe3(CO)9-incorporated dicopper NHC complex was obtained directly from one-pot reactions. By the introduction of the cluster anion [TeFe3(CO)9](2-) and NHCs as the ligands, these di-Cu(i)-based complexes exhibited pronounced catalytic activities toward the homocoupling of arylboronic acids with low Cu loadings and high yields (up to 98%).