Early transition metal and rare earth complexes of various amine bis(phenolate) ligands have been employed as highly active polymerization catalysts. Recent studies have demonstrated that sterically-encumbered amine bis(phenolate) ligands impose unusual coordination environments about Pd(II) centers, generating coordinatively-unsaturated species. This paper will describe efforts to prepare and characterize base metal variants of these bulky ligands using a combination of spectral, magnetic, and computational methods in an undergraduate research setting.

Translating lessons learned in the platinum group to base metal complexes featuring sterically-demanding amine bis(phenolate) ligands

2019 Fall National Meeting

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