Cobalt(I) is being increasingly studied for its role as a catalyst for many organic reactions and inert bond activation.  In many cases, Cyclopentadienyl (Cp) is used as a supporting ligand. In particular, CpCo(I) has been shown to mediate reactions such as C-H bond activation and cyclomerization. However, the tunability of these complexes is limited.  This limitation can be overcome by using functionalized tris(pyrazolyl)borate (Tp) ligands.  Our efforts on developing new TpCo(I) complexes will be presented.

Synthesis and reactivity studies of novel tris(pyrazolyl)boratocobalt complexes

247th National Meeting (2014)

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