A new class of Rh and Pd complexes bearing asymmetric pincer ligands have been synthesized and their reactivity explored. It has been observed that these complexes bear redox active ligands and that changing the donor atoms and the substituents on the backbone can systematically alter their reactivity. A comprehensive study of these effects has been conducted. Both cyclic voltammetry and the ?CO values determined for (pincer)Rh(CO) complexes illustrate the different electronic parameters imparted by a series of pincer ligands bearing diarylamine backbones.

Assymetric pincer ligands and their late metal complexes

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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