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Synthesis of a (N,C,C) Au(iii) pincer complex via C
Marte Sofie Martinsen Holmsen1, Ainara Nova, Knut Hylland
1Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P. O. Box 1033 Blindern, N-0315 Oslo, Norway. mats.tilset@kjemi.uio.no.
Abstract:
A (N,CAr,CAlk) Au(iii) pincer complex has been synthesized from Au(OAc)3 (OAc = OCOCH3) and 2-(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)pyridine (L1) involving a Csp3-H bond activation by electrophilic substitution. In agreement with DFT calculations, the resulting complex significantly improves the performance of Au(tpy)(OAcF)2 (tpy = 2-(p-tolyl)pyridine, OAcF = OCOCF3) in the catalytic trifluoroacetylation of acetylene.
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