On the competition between six-membered and five-membered NHC towards alane centered ring expansion†
Abstract
The combination of 6-SIDippĀ·AlH3 (1) and 5-IDipp resulted in the ring expansion of 6-NHC, while the five-membered NHC remained unchanged, which was subsequently explained by DFT studies. Besides, the substitution chemistry of 1 was also studied with TMSOTf and I2, which gave rise to the substitution of a hydride by triflate or iodide ligands.
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