Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalization with Gold Complexes Containing N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands with Pendant Donor Groups

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue), Article first published online: 9 JAN 2012
Catalytic Hydrocarbon Functionalization with Gold Complexes Containing N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands with Pendant Donor Groups
Manuela Delgado-Rebollo¹,
Álvaro Beltrán¹,
Auxiliadora Prieto²,
M. Mar Díaz-Requejo¹,
Antonio M. Echavarren³, aechavarren@iciq.es
Pedro J. Pérez^1, perez@dqcm.uhu.es
¹ Laboratorio de Catálisis Homogénea, Departamento de Química y Ciencia de los Materiales, Centro de Investigación en Química Sostenible, Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, 21007 Huelva, Spain, Fax: +34-959219942
² Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Química Física y Química Orgánica, Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, 21007 Huelva, Spain
³ Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Abstract
Researchers prepared a series of silver and gold complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands with a –CH₂CO₂Et pendant group attached to one N atom of the NHC ligand.
They report results of their study of the catalytic properties of the gold complexes toward the decomposition of ethyl diazoacetate (N₂CHCO₂Et) and the transfer of the carbene CHCO₂Et group to benzene and hexane.
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