Ebbe Nordlander
Professor
Reactivity of Bis(pyridyl)-N-alkylaminato Methylpalladium Complexes toward Ethylene: Insights from Experiment and Theory
Author
Summary, in English
A series of novel neutral and cationic methylpalladium complexes bearing N-alkyl-2,2'-dipyridylaldiminato ligands were prepared and characterized. In the presence of ethylene, the cationic complexes were active as dimerization catalysts, producing a mixture of 1- and 2-butenes. A Pd-ethyl pi-ethylene species was identified as the catalyst resting state by low-temperature spectroscopic and DFT studies, which provided insights into the effect of both steric and electronic factors on the observed reactivity.
Department/s
- Chemical Physics
Publishing year
2014
Language
English
Pages
2247-2256
Publication/Series
Organometallics
Volume
33
Issue
9
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
The American Chemical Society (ACS)
Topic
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1520-6041