Homoleptic 'sandwich' complexes of substituted tris(methimazolyl)borate ligands with ruthenium, rhodium and palladium

Bailey, P. J., Bell, N. L. and Nichol, G. S. (2013) Homoleptic 'sandwich' complexes of substituted tris(methimazolyl)borate ligands with ruthenium, rhodium and palladium. Dalton Transactions, 42(31), pp. 11281-11294. (doi: 10.1039/C3DT51150B) (PMID:23811763)

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Abstract

The pursuit of heteroleptic ‘half-sandwich’ complexes of boron substituted anionic and charge-neutral tris(methimazolyl)borate ligands is described. The formation of the homoleptic ‘sandwich’ complexes was found to be favoured when the metal precursor contains labile ligands. When unable to form these homoleptic complexes Tm is shown to preferentially coordinate in a κ2-[S,S] fashion. This study reinforces previous assertions that the Tm ligand preferentially adopts the κ2-[S,S] mode when coordinated to electron rich metal centres and demonstrates the strong electron donor properties of substituted Tm ligands.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Bell, Dr Nicola
Authors: Bailey, P. J., Bell, N. L., and Nichol, G. S.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
Journal Name:Dalton Transactions
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:1477-9226
ISSN (Online):1477-9234
Published Online:20 June 2013

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