A green route to platinum N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: mechanism and expanded scope?

Dalton Transactions Pub Date: 2022-03-23 DOI: 10.1039/D2DT00504B

Abstract

A sustainable and facile weak-base synthetic route to platinum N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes is disclosed. The mechanism of this reaction is also elucidated via experimental and computational investigations. This straightforward protocol is then used for the synthesis of novel Pt(II)-NHC complexes and its utility is further explored to access key Pt(0)-NHC precatalysts.

Graphical abstract: A green route to platinum N-heterocyclic carbene complexes: mechanism and expanded scope
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