N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of Rh: Reaction with dioxygen without oxidation

Jeremy M. Praetorius, Daryl P. Allen, Ruiyao Wang, Jonathan D. Webb, Friedrich Grein, Pierre Kennepohl*, Cathleen M. Crudden

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Abstract

The reaction of oxygen with rhodium complexes containing N-heterocyclic carbenes was found to give dioxygen complexes with rare square planar geometries and unusually short O-O bond lengths. Analysis of the bonding in these complexes by Rh L-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), Raman spectroscopy, and DFT calculations provides evidence for a bonding model in which singlet oxygen is bound to a Rh(I) d8 metal complex, rather than the more common Rh(III) d6 peroxo species with octahedral geometry and O-O bond lengths in the 1.4-1.5 Å range.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3724-3725
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume130
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Mar 2008
Externally publishedYes

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