The Synthesis and X-ray Structure of the First Cobalt Carbonyl−NHC Dimer. Implications for the Use of NHCs in Hydroformylation Catalysis

Abstract

The synthesis, X-ray structure, and catalytic properties of the first cobalt carbonyl dimer supported by a N-heterocyclic carbene ligand Co(2)(CO)(6)(IMes)(2) [IMes = 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene] is reported.