A combined experimental and theoretical study examining the binding of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) to the Cp*RuCl (Cp* = η5-C5Me5) moiety:: Insight into stereoelectronic differences between unsaturated and saturated NHC ligands

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作者
Hillier, AC
Sommer, WJ
Yong, BS
Petersen, JL
Cavallo, L
Nolan, SP [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New Orleans, Dept Chem, New Orleans, LA 70146 USA
[2] W Virginia Univ, Dept Chem, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA
[3] Univ Salerno, Dipartimento Chim, I-84081 Baronissi, SA, Italy
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10.1021/om034016k
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O61 [无机化学];
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070301 ; 081704 ;
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Combined solution calorimetric and quantum mechanics studies of reactions involving saturated and unsaturated N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands show that the difference in their relative bond dissociation energies is very small (1 kcal.mol(-1)). Structural and computational studies reveal small metric parameter differences. These observations in conjunction with relative reactivity profiles of NHC-modified ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts suggest that very small changes in the donor properties of the NHC ligands can translate into significant differences in catalytic properties.
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