Our laboratory is currently investigating the synthesis new ligand scaffolds incorporating both phosphine and <i>N</i>-heterocyclic carbene moieties for use in bimetallic hydrogenation and hydroformylation reactions. We believe this ligand system has great potential, as it is easily tunable both electronically and structurally and exhibits greater air stability than its phosphine analogs. Several different backbones for these catalysts are currently being investigated as well as the effect of metal to metal distance and substitution on the imidazole ring has on the catalytic process.

Synthesis of two novel ligand scaffolds for bimetallic catalytic hydroformylation reactions

251st National Meeting (2016)

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