Chemical Communications · 2019 · 18 citations · 36 references
Inorganic ChemistryPnp Pincer LigandsEngineeringBiochemistryUnusual RearrangementNatural SciencesCoordination ComplexBackbone MotifMolecular BiologyMolecular ComplexCatalysisOrganometallic CatalysisChemistryArm Pyridine CoordinationInorganic SynthesisModified Pnp LigandBiomolecular EngineeringDehydrogenation Catalysis
'Hangman-type' PNP pincer ligands and their associated Ru complexes undergo sp2-sp3 C-C bond cleavage and subsequent C-C formation processes to form a new, one carbon unit longer backbone motif. DFT and mechanistic studies suggest a mechanism dependent upon arm pyridine coordination and ligand sterics.
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