Issue 44, 2009
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Chemical Communications

Unexpected coordination difference in geometric-isomerism between N,S- and N,N-heterocyclic carbenes in cyclometallated platinum(ii)†

Swee Kuan Yen,a   David J. Young,b   Han Vinh Huynh,a   Lip Lin Koha  and  T. S. Andy Hor*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Kent Ridge, Singapore
E-mail: andyhor@nus.edu.sg
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b Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia

Abstract

The reaction of [PtII(2-phenylpyridine)(acac)] and benzothiazolium bromide yields the N,S-heterocyclic carbene ligand trans to pyridyl while, surprisingly, a very similar N,N-heterocyclic carbene coordinates predominantly trans to the cyclometallated carbon.

Graphical abstract: Unexpected coordination difference in geometric-isomerism between N,S- and N,N-heterocyclic carbenes in cyclometallated platinum(ii)

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B914036K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Jul 2009
Accepted
09 Sep 2009
First published
29 Sep 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 6831-6833

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Unexpected coordination difference in geometric-isomerism between N,S- and N,N-heterocyclic carbenes in cyclometallated platinum(II)

S. K. Yen, D. J. Young, H. V. Huynh, L. L. Koh and T. S. A. Hor, Chem. Commun., 2009, 6831 DOI: 10.1039/B914036K

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