Stability and Reactivity of Cyclometallated Naphthylamine Complexes in Pd–C Bond Insertion Reactions with Coordinated Alkynylphosphanes

• Main Authors: Chen, Shuli, Chiew, Jun Xuan, Pullarkat, Sumod A., Li, Yongxin, Leung, Pak-Hing
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Organometallic compounds
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102627; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19112
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Phenylbis(phenylethynyl)phosphane PhP(C≡CPh)2 coordinates regiospecifically to the α-methyl-chiral ortho-platinated and -palladated naphthylamine units at the positions trans to the nitrogen donors. The P→Pt coordination bond is kinetically inert, whereas the P→Pd bond is labile. Upon heating of the...