title: Interligand C-C Coupling between α-Methyl N-Heterocycles and bipy or phen at Rhenium Tricarbonyl Complexes.
abstract: Intramolecular C-C coupling between N-bonded 1,2-dimethylimidazole, 2-methyloxazoline, or 2-methylpyridine and either 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) or 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligands results from α-methyl group deprotonation in the coordination sphere of Re(CO)3fragments. The nucleophilic CH2group generated by the deprotonation attacks the 6 (bipy) or 2 (phen) positions of the diimines, dearomatizing the involved pyridine ring and generating new asymmetric, fac-capping tridentate ligands.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad de Oviedo , C/Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: Rebeca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arévalo
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Nanomateriales y Nanotecnología (CINN), CSIC, Universidad de Oviedo, Principado de Asturias , Avenida de la Vega 4-6, 33940 El Entrego, Spain.
authors.forename: Lucía
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Riera
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Universidad de Oviedo , C/Julián Clavería 8, 33006 Oviedo, Spain.|Centro de Investigación en Nanomateriales y Nanotecnología (CINN), CSIC, Universidad de Oviedo, Principado de Asturias , Avenida de la Vega 4-6, 33940 El Entrego, Spain.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4788-2296
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez