Monomeric nickel hydroxide stabilized by a sterically demanding phosphorus–nitrogen PN3P-pincer ligand: synthesis, reactivity and catalysis

Changguang Yao, Priyanka Chakraborty, Emanuele Aresu, Huaifeng Li, Chao Guan, Chunhui Zhou, Lan-Chang Liang, Kuo-Wei Huang

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Abstract

A terminal nickel hydroxide complex (PN3P)Ni(OH) (3) bearing the 2nd generation phosphorus-nitrogen PN3P-pincer ligand has been synthesized and structurally characterized. As a nucleophile, 3 reacts with CO to afford the hydroxycarbonyl complex 4, (PN3P)Ni(COOH). 3 can also activate CO2 and CS2 to produce nickel bicarbonate (PN3P)Ni(OCOOH) (5) and bimetallic dithiocarbonate [(PN3P)NiS]2CO (6) respectively, as well as to promote aryl isocyanate and isothiocyanate insertion into the Ni-OH bond to give the corresponding (PN3P)NiEC(O)NHAr complexes (E = O, 7; E = S, 8). In addition, 3 catalyzes the nitrile hydration to various amides with well-defined intermediates (PN3P)Ni-NHC(O)R (R = Me, 9; R = Ph, 10).
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)16057-16065
Number of pages9
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume47
Issue number45
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: We acknowledge the financial support from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (MOST 106-2113-M-110-003).

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