Divergent Reactivity of an Isolable Nickelacyclobutane.
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ABSTRACT: Nickelacyclobutanes are mostly invoked as reactive intermediates in the reaction of nickel carbenes and olefins to yield cyclopropanes. Nevertheless, early work suggested that other decomposition routes such as β-hydride elimination and even metathesis could be accessible. Herein, we report the isolation and characterization of a stable pentacoordinated nickelacyclobutane incorporated in a pincer complex. The coordination of different coligands to the nickelacyclobutane determines its selective decomposition along cyclopropanation, metathesis or apparent β-hydride elimination pathways. DFT calculations shed light on the mechanism of these different pathways.
SUBMITTER: Sansores-Paredes MLG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9298726 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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