Bismuthanes as Hemilabile Donors in an O2 -Activating Palladium(0) Complex.
Karolin MaterneBeatrice Braun-CulaChristian HerwigNicolas FrankChristian LimbergPublished in: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2017)
A xanthene-based bismuthane/phosphane chelating ligand has been accessed that has enabled the synthesis of a palladium(0) bismuthane complex. The bismuthane donor proved to be hemilabile as it switched to a dangling position upon addition of O2 that gave a palladium(II) peroxide complex. Unlike the corresponding 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-9,9-dimethylxanthene (Xantphos) palladium peroxide, the bismuth analogue could be employed for catalytic phosphane oxidation and oxidative phenol coupling.