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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Synthesis, structure and catalytic activity of thioether-phosphane complexes of Pd(II) and Pt(II)
Jonathan R Dilworth1, Carlo A Maresca von Beckh W, Sofia I Pascu
1Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, UKOX1 3TA.
Abstract:
New thioether-phosphanes 2-RSC6H4CH2PPh2(RS-PPh2: R = Me, tBu, Ph) and the corresponding complexes [PdCl2(MeS-PPh2)], [PdCl2(tBuS-PPh2)], [PdCl2(PhS-PPh2)], [PdClMe(MeS-PPh2)] and [PtMe2(MeS-PPh2)] have been prepared, characterized and the X-ray crystal structures of all complexes determined. Whilst Pd(II) complexes of RS-PPh2 show low activity for CO/ethene copolymerisation, the complexes [PdCl2(RS-PPh2)] have been found to be very efficient for the Heck arylation of n-butylacrylate with bromobenzene under aerobic conditions.
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