Pincer versus Pseudo-Pincer: Isomerism in Palladium(II) Complexes bearing κ3C,S,C ligands

Jan C. Bernhammer (1, 2) , Gilles Frison (2) , Han Vinh Huynh (1)

1 Department of chemistry
2 LCM - Laboratoire de chimie moléculaire

In NHC pincer complexes incorporatig a hemilabile donor site, there exists an equilibrium between the true pincer form and a pseudopincer coordination isomer. The influence of the NHC moieties on this isomerism has been studied by DFT calculations.

Domaines: Chimie théorique et/ou physique; Chimie de coordination

Jan C. Bernhammer, Gilles Frison, Han Vinh Huynh. Pincer versus Pseudo-Pincer: Isomerism in Palladium(II) Complexes bearing κ3C,S,C ligands. Dalton Transactions, 2014, 43, pp.8591-8594. ⟨10.1039/C4DT01047G⟩. ⟨hal-00979050⟩