New CNC pincer ligands based on N-heterocyclic carbenes and amido groups will be presented.  The pincer salts were deprotonated to form the corresponding lithium amido complexes. The successful transmetallation to the copper(I) complex was accomplished by treating these lithium salts with copper(I) triflate. Solid-state structures of the copper(I) pincer complexes were characterized by a variety of techniques including X-ray crystallography. Additionally, the isolation of the silver(I) pincer complexes were accomplished upon transmetallation with silver(I) tiflate or silver(I) chloride.  Structures and properties of these adducts will be discussed.

Copper(I) and silver(I) complexes of an amido ligand with two pendent carbenes

247th National Meeting (2014)

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