On the mercuration, palladation, transmetalation and direct auration of a C^N^C pincer ligand??

Dalton Transactions Pub Date: 2023-01-04 DOI: 10.1039/D2DT04114F

Abstract

The C^N^C ligand 2,6-bis(2,3-dialkoxyphenyl)pyridine forms dimercury and orthopalladated complexes, both of which may be transmetallated to gold(III) complexes; the gold complexes may also be formed directly in a Rh(III)-catalysed process, hence it is possible to circumvent the use of organomercury intermediates in the synthesis of this important class of compound.

Graphical abstract: On the mercuration, palladation, transmetalation and direct auration of a C^N^C pincer ligand
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