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Synthetic, structural, and thermochemical studies of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and tertiary phosphine ligands in the [(L)2Ni(CO)2] (L = PR3, NHC) system
Scott, Natalie M.,Clavier, Herve,Mahjoor, Parisa,Stevens, Edwin D.,Nolan, Steven P.
, p. 3181 - 3186 (2009/02/04)
Two new dicarbonyl N-heterocyclic carbene nickel(0) complexes of the type (NHC)2Ni(CO)2 (NHC = ICy, [N,N′- bis(cyclohexylimidazol)-2-ylidene (2), IMes [N,N′-bis(2,4,6- trimethylphenyl)imidazol)-2-ylidene] (3)) have been prepared by a substitution reaction of (NHC)Ni(CO)2 (NHC = ItBu [N,N′-bis(tert- butylimidazol)-2-ylidene], IAd [N,N′-bis(1-adamantylimidazol)-2-ylidene]) and 2 equivalents of ICy or IMes. Single-crystal X-ray analyses confirmed the monomeric 18-electron compositions of [(ICy)2Ni(CO)2] (2) and [(IMeS)2Ni(CO)2] (3). The greater electron-donating properties of the NHC ligands compared to tertiary phosphines are also demonstrated through calorimetric studies and enabled the determination of average bond dissociation enthalpies for Ni-L (L = NHC and tertiary phosphine).