title: (+)-trans-Chlorido-{2-[(Rp)-2-(methyl-sulfan-yl)ferro-cen-yl]-2,5,6,7-tetra-hydro-pyrrolo-[1,2-c]imidazol-3-yl-idene}bis(tri-phenyl-phosphane-κP)palladium(II) hexa-fluorido-phosphate di-chloro-form disolvate.
abstract: The title solvated complex, [FePd(C5H5)(C12H13N2S)Cl(C18H15P)2]PF6·2CHCl3, bearing a chiral ferrocenyl pyrrolo-imidazolyl-ideneN-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand, was synthesized by oxidative addition of a chloro-imidazolium salt to Pd(PPh3)4. The PdIIion is coordinated in a slightly distorted square-planar coordination geometry, with the Cl atomtransto the coordinating C atom of the pyrrolo-imidazolyl-idene ligand. The complex features a pendant thio-ether group that is not involved in coordination to Pd. In the crystal, weak C-H⋯F and C-H⋯π inter-actions connect the components of the structure, forming chains propagating along [1-10]. The fused pyrrolidine ring is in an envelope conformation, and the flap atom was refined as disordered over two sets of sites, with occupancies of 0.77 (4) and 0.23 (4).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada.
authors.forename: Cody
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson-Konderka
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St., Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada.
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lough
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada.
authors.forename: Costa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Metallinos
keywords: N-heterocyclic carbene; crystal structure; palladium; planar chiral; pyrrolo­imidazolium; thio­ether