Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Inorganic Chemistry
Source : Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 54, pp. 5151-5153, 2015
Campus : Amritapuri
School : School of Arts and Sciences
Department : Chemistry
Year : 2015
Abstract : The zinc adduct {[HB(3,5-(CF3)2Pz)3]Zn}+, which was generated from [HB(3,5-(CF3)2Pz)3]ZnEt and [Ph3C]{B[3,5-(CF3)2C6H3]4}, catalyzes the activation of C–halogen bonds of chloromethanes via carbene insertion. Ethyl diazoacetate serves as the carbene precursor. The presence of {[HB(3,5-(CF3)2Pz)3]Zn}+ in the reaction mixture was confirmed by obtaining {[HB(3,5-(CF3)2Pz)3]Zn(CNtBu)3}+ using CNtBu as a trapping agent. {[HB(3,5-(CF3)2Pz)3]Zn(CNtBu)3}+ loses one zinc-bound CNtBu easily to produce five-coordinate {[HB(3,5-(CF3)2Pz)3]Zn(CNtBu)2}+.
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Naveen V. Kulkarni, Animesh Das, Naleen B. Jayaratna, Muhammed Yousufuddin, and H. V. Rasika Dias, “Zinc-Mediated Carbene Insertion to C–Cl Bonds of Chloromethanes and Isolable Zinc(II) Isocyanide Adducts”, Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 54, pp. 5151-5153, 2015