Reductive Elimination from Sterically Encumbered Ni-Polypyridine Complexes.

ABSTRACT: Herein we disclose the synthesis of sterically encumbered dialkylnickel(II) complexes bearing 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline ligands. A comparison with their unsubstituted analogues by both X-ray crystallography and theoretical calculations revealed significant distortions in their molecular structures. Eyring plots along with stoichiometric and photoexcitation studies revealed that sterically encumbered dialkylnickel(II) complexes enable facile C(sp ³)-C(sp ³) reductive elimination, thus offering an improved understanding of Ni catalysis.

SUBMITTER: Day CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9554914 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature