A new type of phosphaferrocene–pyrrole–phosphaferrocene P-N-P pincer ligand

• Main Authors: Tian, Rongqiang, Ng, Yongxiang, Ganguly, Rakesh, Mathey, François
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99361; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13711
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A 2-ethoxycarbonylphosphaferrocene was reduced to the corresponding 2-hydroxymethyl derivative, which was condensed with pyrrole in a 2:1 ratio in the presence of BF3 to give a phosphaferrocene–pyrrole–phosphaferrocene pincer ligand. This tridentate ligand, in turn, reacted with [Rh(acac)(CO)2] to y...