C-H activation of 2,4,6-triphenylphosphinine: unprecedented formation of cyclometalated [(P boolean AND C)Ir(III)] and [(P boolean AND C)Rh(III)] complexes

Leen E. E. Broeckx, Martin Lutz, Dieter Vogt, Christian Mueller

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An unprecedented C-H activation of 2,4,6-triphenylphosphinine by Ir(III) and Rh(III) has been observed. Time-dependent P-31{H-1} NMR spectroscopy gave insight into the cyclometalation reaction and the corresponding coordination compounds were characterized by means of X-ray crystallography. In contrast, 2,4,6-triphenylpyridine does not show any ortho-metalation, demonstrating a remarkable difference in reactivity between these two structurally related aromatic heterocycles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2003-2005
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume47
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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