title: C-C bond-forming reductive elimination from a zirconium(IV) redox-active ligand complex.
abstract: Carbon-carbon bond-forming reductive elimination of biphenyl is observed upon two-electron oxidation of the [ZrIVPh2(ap)2]2- dianion. Crossover experiments confirm that the C-C bond-forming step occurs at a single zirconium metal center. The reactivity is enabled by the participation of a redox-active amidophenolate ligand set.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
authors.forename: Mason R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Haneline
authors.forename: Alan F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Heyduk