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Palladium N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Synthesis from Benzimidazolium Salts and Catalytic Activity in Carbon-carbon Bond-forming Reactions
Published on: July 30, 2017
Poly[[μ(2)-1,2-bis-(1H-imidazol-1-ylmeth-yl)benzene-κN:N](μ(2)-tereph-thalato-κO:O)zinc(II)]
Shi-Shen Zhang1, Li-Jiang Chen
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In the title coordination polymer, [Zn(C(8)H(4)O(4))(C(14)H(14)N(4))](n), the Zn(II) atom is coordinated by two N atoms from two 1,2-bis-(imidazol-1-ylmeth-yl)benzene ligands as well as by the two O atoms from two terephthalate ligands, confering a tetra-hedral coordination geometry. The bridging ligands generate a three-dimensional structure.
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