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A non-innocent, π-extended N-heterobicyclic carbene–thiolate ligand†

Michael Marquardt,ab   Laure Vendier,b   Alix Sournia-Saquet,b   Vincent Maurel, ORCID logo c   Jean-Marie Mouesca,c   Stéphanie Bastin, ORCID logo *b   Ivan Castillo ORCID logo *a  and  Vincent César ORCID logo *b  

* Corresponding authors

a Instituto de Química, UNAM, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria México, Mexico
E-mail: joseivan@unam.mx

b LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
E-mail: stephanie.bastin@lcc-toulouse.fr, vincent.cesar@lcc-toulouse.fr

c Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, SyMMES, 38000 Grenoble, France

Abstract

A bidentate NHC–thiolate ligand based on the imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine scaffold and featuring an extended π-system is described. It is derived from a readily available zwitterionic precursor and the chemistry of the corresponding homoleptic Ni(II) complex is investigated.

Graphical abstract: A non-innocent, π-extended N-heterobicyclic carbene–thiolate ligand

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CC02841H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 May 2025
Accepted
16 Jun 2025
First published
23 Jun 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article

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A non-innocent, π-extended N-heterobicyclic carbene–thiolate ligand

M. Marquardt, L. Vendier, A. Sournia-Saquet, V. Maurel, J. Mouesca, S. Bastin, I. Castillo and V. César, Chem. Commun., 2025, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5CC02841H

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