1007402-39-2

Upstream product

• 288-32-4 1H-imidazole 
• 162709-84-4 3,4,5-tris(n-dodecan-1-yloxy)benzyl chloride 

Downstream Products

• 1007402-40-5 C₃H₃N₂(CH₂C₆H₂(O(CH₂CH₂O)4CH₃)3)(CH₂C₆H₂(OC₁₂H₂₅)3)⁽¹⁺⁾*Cl^(1-)=[C₃H₃N₂(CH₂C₆H₂(O(CH₂CH₂O)4CH₃)3)(CH₂C₆H₂(OC₁₂H₂₅)3)]Cl 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

N-Heterocyclic carbene ligands bearing hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic chains: Rh(i) and Pd(ii) complexes and their catalytic activity

A series of novel imidazolium salts bearing hydrophilic tetraethylene glycol (TEG) and/or hydrophobic long-chain alkyl (n-C12) functionalities, which are precursors for desired N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands, were synthesized and characterized. Rh(i)-NHC complexes were prepared in good yields by the silver carbene transfer method with NHC-Ag species derived from the imidazolium salts. The molecular structure of the Rh(i)-NHC complex having n-C12 chains has been determined by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study and the complex is found to possess extended alkyl chains with anti conformations in the solid state. Hydrosilylation with the Rh(i) complexes and Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions with the Pd(ii) complexes with these NHC ligands were carried out. In the latter case, the TEG moiety enhances catalytic activity considerably. The Royal Society of Chemistry.