Ligand effects of NHC–iridium catalysts for signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE)

Bram J. A. van Weerdenburg, Stefan Glöggler, Nan Eshuis, Anthonius H. J. Engwerda, J.M.M. Smits, R. De Gelder, Stephan Appelt, Sybren S. Wymenga, Marco Tessari, Martin C. Feiters,

Chemical Communications · 2013 · 100 citations · 18 references

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SABRE hyperpolarizes substrates by polarization transfer from para-hydrogen in a metal complex. We have measured the signal enhancement of pyridine and its exchange rate in various [Ir(NHC)(Py)3(H)2](+) complexes to gain insight into their dependence on the N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) ligand's steric and electronic properties.

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