Metal complexes of benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) based ligands are known to self-assemble into supramolecular stacks in non-polar media generating a tunable platform for asymmetric catalysis.1 HBTAR ligands (R=m-PPh2, p-PPh2) were synthesized at high yields using a modular multi-step approach. Their respective gold complexes were prepared to examine catalytic Conia-Ene reactivity. Conditions were screened to optimize conversion for the Conia-Ene reaction. Initial results aim to display some of the challenges and potential for successful gold (I) supramolecular catalysis performed with BTA ligands. (1) Raynal, M.; Portier, F.; van Leeuwen, P. W. N. M.; Bouteiller, L. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2013, 135, 17687.

Gold(I) complexes of benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide ligands for Conia-Ene Catalysis

249th National Meeting (2015)

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