title: Synthesis of the first rNHC (remote N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes with no heteroatom in the carbene carbon-containing ring.
abstract: Two cationic carbene complexes with no heteroatom in the ring containing the carbene carbon, trans-bromo(2-methyl-2,6-dihydroisoquinolin-6-ylidene)bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) triflate (3) and trans-chloro(1,2-dimethyl-1,7-dihydroquinolin-7-ylidene)bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) triflate (4), were synthesized by oxidative substitution of Pd(PPh3)4 with N-methylated 6-bromoisoquinolinium and 7-chloro-2-methylquinolinium cations, respectively. Compound 3 was also prepared by methylation of neutral trans-bromo(2-methylisoquinolin-6-yl)bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II) (5). All complexes were unambiguously characterized by NMR and X-ray crystallographic studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, 7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: Helgard G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Raubenheimer