C−H Oxidative Addition of Bisimidazolium Salts to Iridium and Rhodium Complexes, and N-Heterocyclic Carbene Generation. A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study

• DOI: 10.1021/om051004l
• Publication Date: 2006-02-20T05:35:24Z
• Authors: Mónica Viciano; Macarena Poyatos; Mercedes Sanaú; Eduardo Peris; Andrea Rossin; Gregori Ujaque; Agustí Lledós
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

A series of bis-N-heterocyclic carbenes of rhodium and iridium have been obtained and characterized. The formation of the M−C bond has been studied according to experimental and theoretical data, s...