Reaction of amines with nickel, palladium, and platinum complexes containing isocyanide and fluorocarbon ligands to yield monocarbene complexes

Abstract

Reaction between the nickel(II) species [[graphic omitted]F₂(CNR)₂](R = Bu^t or Prⁱ) and dimethylamine, diethylamine, t-butylamine, pyrrolidine, or morpholine affords monocarbene complexes [[graphic omitted]F₂(CNR){C(NHR)NR′₂}]; the structures were established by i.r. and n.m.r. spectroscopy. Analogous reactions occurred with [[graphic omitted]F₂(CNBu^t)₂], [[graphic omitted](CNR)₂](M = Ni, Pd, or Pt; R = Bu^t or Prⁱ), [[graphic omitted](CF₃)(CNBu^t)₂], and [[graphic omitted](CN)₂(CNBu^t)₂] to give the corresponding monocarbene complexes.