Phosphine/Sulfoxide-Supported Carbon(0) Complex

Chemistry. 2018 Feb 21;24(11):2570-2574. doi: 10.1002/chem.201705557. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

Abstract

A new carbon(0) complex 2 with two different L ligands, a phosphine and a sulfoxide, was synthesized and fully characterized. This new type of carbone exhibits excellent coordination ability, in contrast to the related phosphine/sulfide-supported carbon(0) complexes. Several organometallic complexes were isolated and, of special interest, the νav (CO) value of RhI -dicarbonyl complex indicates that 2 has a donor capability superior to classical NHCs.

Keywords: carbon(0) complexes; ligand; phosphine; sulfoxide; σ-donor.