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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
1-Benzyl-3-[3-(naphthalen-2-yl-oxy)prop-yl]imidazolium hexa-fluoro-phosphate
Abstract:
In the title salt, C(23)H(23)N(2)O(+)·PF(6) (-), the PF(6) (-) anion is highly disordered (occupancy ratios of 0.35:0.35:0.3, 0.7:0.15:0.15, 0.7:0.3 and 0.35:0.35:0.15:0.15) with the four F atoms in the equatorial plane rotating about the axial F-P-F bond. The mean plane of the imidazole ring makes dihedral angles of 82.44 (17) and 14.39 (16)°, respectively, with the mean planes of the benzene ring and the naphthalene ring system. The crystal structure is stabilized by C-H⋯F hydrogen bonds. In addition, π-π [centroid-centroid distances = 3.7271 (19)-3.8895 (17) Å] and C-H⋯π inter-actions are observed.

