Sterically demanding, bioxazoline-derived N-heterocyclic carbene ligands with restricted flexibility for catalysis.
A unique family of N-heterocyclic carbenes derived from bioxazolines (IBiox) suitable for application in transition-metal catalysis is described. The ligands are electron rich, sterically demanding, and have restricted flexibility. Their usefulness has been demonstrated in the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of sterically hindered aryl chlorides and boronic acids. For the first time, tetraortho-substituted biaryls with methyl and larger ortho-substituents have been synthesized from aryl chlorides using the Suzuki-Miyaura method.
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Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
Goddard
Richard
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Lehmann
Christian W
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Glorius
Frank
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