Friday, August 5, 2011

Intramolecular Oxidation of the Alcohol Functionalities in Hydroxyalkyl-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Iridium and Rhodium

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Metal middleman: A series of rhodium and iridium complexes with hydroxyalkyl-functionalized N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands have been prepared. The metal-mediated oxidation of the alcohol functionality allows the corresponding acyl- and ester-functionalized NHC complexes to be obtained (see scheme).
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