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Carbodicarbenes: Unexpected π-Accepting Ability during Reactivity with Small Molecules.

Wen-Ching ChenWei-Chih ShihTitel JurcaLili ZhaoDiego M AndradaChun-Jung PengChun-Chi ChangShu-Kai LiuYi-Ping WangYuh-Sheng WenGlenn P A YapChao-Ping HsuGernot FrenkingTiow-Gan Ong
Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2017)
An investigation of carbodicarbenes, the less explored member of the carbenic complex/ligand family has yielded unexpected electronic features and concomitant reactivity. Observed 1,2-addition of E-H bonds (E = B, C, Si) across the carbone central carbon and that of the flanking N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) fragment, combined with single-crystal X-ray studies of a model Pd complex strongly suggests a significant level of π-accepting ability at the central carbon of the NHC moiety. This feature is atypical of classic NHCs, which are strong σ-donors, with only nominal π-accepting ability. The unanticipated π-acidity is critical for engendering carbodicarbenes with reactivity more commonly observed with frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) rather than the more closely related NHCs and cyclic (alkyl)(amino)carbenes (CAACs).
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