title: Synthesis of NHC complexes by oxidative addition of 2-chloro-N-methylbenzimidazole.
abstract: The oxidative addition of 2-chloro-N-methylbenzimdazole to complexes of type [M(PPh(3))(4)] yields after N-protonation compounds with NH,NMe-substituted NHC ligands. For M = Pd complex compound trans-[3]BF(4) was obtained, while the oxidative addition for M = Pt yielded a mixture of cis-[4]BF(4) (major) and trans-[4]BF(4) (minor).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kösterke
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pape
authors.forename: F Ekkehardt
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Hahn