Direct observation of a carbonylation reaction relevant to CO/alkene copolymerization in a methylpalladium carbonyl complex containing a bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligand.
Use of a bulky bidentate bis(NHC) ligand allows isolation of a stable cationic methylpalladium carbonyl complex that undergoes clean carbonylation to an acyl complex under excess CO, modeling a key step in CO/alkene copolymerization.
Subramanium
Sri S
SS
Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
Slaughter
Legrande M
LM
D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*
D000475:Alkenes; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C030011:carbene; D010165:Palladium; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D008697:Methane