Homocoupling of C <sub>1</sub> building blocks by a heterometallic Mg–Al complex
A heterometallic magnesium-aluminium hydride complex is reported for the selective homologation of C<sub>1</sub> building blocks (CO and CNXyl, Xyl = 2,6-Me<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>) to form products containing C<sub>2</sub> and C<sub>3</sub> chains. CO reacts to form known deltate or ethynediolate motifs with different outcomes depending on the steric demands of the ligand on magnesium. In contrast, CNXyl reacts through a combination of carbon-carbon bond formation and hydride migration to form a novel metalated ethene diamidolate ligand [RN<sup>1</sup>C<sup>1</sup>C<sup>2</sup>(H)N<sup>2</sup>R]<sup>3-</sup>.
Authors
- Mark R. Crimmin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9339-9182)
- Wenbang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8385-249X)
- Andrew J. P. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6175-1607)
Institutions
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dalton Transactions
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5dt01351h
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94