Iron N-heterocyclic carbene complexes in homogeneous catalysis

Q Liang, D Song - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of homogeneous iron catalysts has been a prolific research field in recent
years. Many catalytic reactions are no longer limited to noble metals. The use of N …

N-heterocyclic carbenes as bridgehead donors in metal pincer complexes

F He, KP Zois, D Tzeli, AA Danopoulos… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rigid terdentate 'pincer'ligands containing a bridgehead N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)
donor attract considerable interest as spectators in transition metal complexes with broad …

Ruthenium (II) complexes of heteroditopic N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: efficient catalysts for C–N bond formation via a hydrogen-borrowing strategy under solvent …

SNR Donthireddy, P Mathoor Illam, A Rit - Inorganic Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Both imidazol-2-ylidene (ImNHC) and 1, 2, 3-triazol-5-ylidene (tzNHC) have evolved to be
elite groups of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands for homogeneous catalysis. To …

Benchmark Study of Density Functional Theory Methods in Geometry Optimization of Transition Metal–Dinitrogen Complexes

C Zhao, R Wu, S Zhang, X Hong - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The current benchmark study is focused on determining the most precise theoretical method
for optimizing the geometry of transition metal–dinitrogen complexes. To accomplish this …

[BOOK][B] Transition Metal-Dinitrogen Complexes: Preparation and Reactivity

Y Nishibayashi - 2019 - books.google.com
A comprehensive book that explores nitrogen fixation by using transition metal-dinitrogen
complexes Nitrogen fixation is one of the most prominent fields of research in chemistry. This …

A bifunctional strategy for N-heterocyclic carbene-stabilized iridium complex-catalyzed N-alkylation of amines with alcohols in aqueous media

M Huang, Y Li, J Liu, XB Lan, Y Liu, C Zhao, Z Ke - Green Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Through the strategy of combining bifunctional 2-hydroxypyridine and a thermally stable N-
heterocyclic carbene ligand, an Ir-catalyzed N-monoalkylation reaction has been developed …

Reactivity of a Piano-Stool Iron Complex toward Boranes

Q Liang, HA Garcia Mayerstein, D Song - Organometallics, 2023 - ACS Publications
The binding and activation of boranes by transition-metal compounds are relevant to
catalytic hydroboration reactions. Herein, we report the stoichiometric reactivity of a piano …

Active Iron(II) Catalysts toward gem-Specific Dimerization of Terminal Alkynes

Q Liang, K Sheng, A Salmon, VY Zhou, D Song - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
We report the syntheses and catalytic activity of a series of piano-stool iron complexes with
the general formula [FeClCp*(NHC)](where NHC= N-heterocyclic carbene) toward the gem …

Syntheses and Reactivity of Piano-Stool Iron Complexes of Picolyl-Functionalized N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands

Q Liang, D Song - Organometallics, 2021 - ACS Publications
The complex [FeClCp*(HL)](1; where HL= 3-methyl-1-(2-picolyl)-imidazol-2-ylidene) was
synthesized from the reaction of the in situ generated HL ligand and [FeClCp*(TMEDA)] …

Piano-Stool Iron Complexes as Precatalysts for gem-Specific Dimerization of Terminal Alkynes

Q Liang, K Hayashi, K Rabeda… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A series of piano-stool Fe–NHC complexes have been prepared and characterized. The
NHC ligands used herein possess a benzyl and a mesityl wingtip groups and have different …