10.1021/om100673e
The study presents the synthesis and characterization of silver and palladium complexes with xanthene-based N-heterocyclic carbene-oxazoline ligands. The researchers synthesized xanthenes with two different donor ligand units, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and oxazoline, and prepared silver complexes 15 and 19 by reacting the xanthene derivatives with Ag2O. They also synthesized palladium complexes 16 and 20 by reacting the corresponding silver complexes with Pd(PhCN)2Cl2. X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed that complexes 15-PF6, 16, and 20 adopted trans configurations, while the Ag atom of 15-Cl coordinated only to the NHC ligand. The study provides insights into the structural analysis of these complexes, which could be significant for the development of catalysts for various reactions, particularly asymmetric synthesis.