title: "Decarbonization" of an imino-N-heterocyclic carbene ligand via triple benzyl migration from hafnium.
abstract: An imino-N-heterocyclic carbene underwent three sequential benzyl migrations upon reaction with tetrabenzylhafnium, resulting in complete removal of the carbene carbon from the ligand. The resulting eneamido-amidinato hafnium complex showed alkene polymerization activity comparable to that of a precatalyst containing the intact iminocarbene ligand.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
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