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Catalytic deuteration of silanes mediated by N-heterocyclic carbene-Ir(III) complexes
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Catalytic deuteration of silanes mediated by N-heterocyclic carbene-Ir(III) complexes

George C. Fortman, Heiko Jacobsen, Luigi Cavallo and Steven P. Nolan
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), Vol.47(34), pp.9723-9725
14/09/2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cc13492b
PMID: 21779584

Abstract

Chemistry Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences Science & Technology
The catalytic activity of a series of coordinatively unsaturated NHC-M(III) (M = Rh, Ir; NHC = N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes was tested in the deuteration of secondary and tertiary silanes. Among these, [IrCl(I(t)Bu')(2)] provides the highest conversions to the deuterated species. Mechanistic studies highlight the reversible nature of the ortho-metalation reaction.

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