Iron- and Cobalt-Catalyzed Synthesis of Carbene Phosphinidenes

Pal, Kuntal; Hemming, Oliver B.; Day, Benjamin M.; Pugh, Thomas; Evans, David J.; Layfield, Richard A.

Abstract

© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. In the presence of stoichiometric or catalytic amounts of [M{N(SiMe 3 ) 2 } 2 ] (M=Fe, Co), N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) react with primary phosphines to give a series of carbene phosphinidenes of the type (NHC)·PAr. The formation of (IMe 4 )·PMes (Mes=mesityl) is also catalyzed by the phosphinidene-bridged complex [(IMe 4 ) 2 Fe(μ-PMes)] 2 , which provides evidence for metal-catalyzed phosphinidene transfer. Carbene phosphinidenes of the type (NHC)·PAr (NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene) can be synthesized using a catalytic phosphinidene-transfer reaction between primary phosphines and NHCs, with the simple iron or cobalt amide, [M{N(SiMe 3 ) 2 } 2 ] (M=Fe or Co), as the catalyst.

Citation

Pal, K., Hemming, O. B., Day, B. M., Pugh, T., Evans, D. J., & Layfield, R. A. (2016). Iron- and Cobalt-Catalyzed Synthesis of Carbene Phosphinidenes. Angewandte Chemie, 55(5), 1690-1693. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201508303

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 29, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Dec 8, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 26, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 23, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2017
• Journal: Angewandte Chemie
• Print ISSN: 1433-7851
• Electronic ISSN: 1521-3773
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1690-1693
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201508303
• Keywords: Catalysis, Cobalt, Iron, N-heterocyclic carbenes, Phosphorus
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/383522
• Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/anie.201508303/full
• Additional Information: This is a copy of an open access article published in Angewandte Chemie, 2016, v.55 issue 5.