Stephanie (ESR9, AU) has collaborated with Craig S. Day from ICIQ on a paper about Ni–Polypyridine Complexes, which was published last week in Organometallics. Congratulations to all authors!
Abstract:
Herein we disclose the synthesis of sterically encumbered dialkylnickel(II) complexes bearing 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline ligands. A comparison with their unsubstituted analogues by both X-ray crystallography and theoretical calculations revealed significant distortions in their molecular structures. Eyring plots along with stoichiometric and photoexcitation studies revealed that sterically encumbered dialkylnickel(II) complexes enable facile C(sp3)–C(sp3) reductive elimination, thus offering an improved understanding of Ni catalysis.
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