Iron carbonyl cluster-incorporated Cu(I) NHC complexes in homocoupling of arylboronic acids: an effective [TeFe3(CO)9](2-) ligand.
A new type of TeFe3(CO)9-incorporated dicopper NHC complex was obtained directly from one-pot reactions. By the introduction of the cluster anion [TeFe3(CO)9](2-) and NHCs as the ligands, these di-Cu(i)-based complexes exhibited pronounced catalytic activities toward the homocoupling of arylboronic acids with low Cu loadings and high yields (up to 98%).
Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan Normal University, 88, Sec. 4, Tingchow Road, Taipei 11677, Taiwan, Republic of China. mshieh@ntnu.edu.tw.
Chien-Nan
CN
Lin
Chung-Yi
CY
Huang
Chia-Chi
CC
Yu
Yen-Ming
YM
Chen
Wei-Ming
WM
Ke
Guan-Jung
GJ
Wang
Gon-Ann
GA
Lee
Minghuey
M
Shieh