Chemistry - A European Journal
Chemistry - A European Journal
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Outer-Sphere Reactivity Shift of Secondary Phosphine Oxide-Based Nickel Complexes: From Ethylene Hydrophosphinylation to Oligomerization

Outer-Sphere Reactivity Shift of Secondary Phosphine Oxide-Based Nickel Complexes: From Ethylene Hydrophosphinylation to Oligomerization
Hélène Olivier-Bourbigou, Pierre-Alain R. Breuil, Rudy Lhermet, Emile Moser, Erwann Jeanneau
A new dimension for secondary phosphine oxide (SPOs) ligands is described in this article. Demonstrated on original π-allylic nickel structures, these self-assembled complexes trigger catalytic hydrophosphinylation reactions. Addition of a Lewis acid B(C6F5)3 switches the reactivity towards migratory insertion and thus ethylene oligomerization through an unprecedented outer-sphere interaction with the coordinated SPO ligand. NMR experiments and X-ray analyses allowed for the observation of the formation of zwitterionic active species as well as their degradation pathway. On the outer sphere: A new dimension for secondary phosphine oxide (SPOs) ligands is described in this article. Demonstrated on original π-allylic nickel structures, these self-assembled complexes trigger catalytic hydrophosphinylation reactions. Addition of a Lewis acid B(C6F5)3 switches the reactivity towards migratory insertion and thus ethylene oligomerization through an unprecedented outer-sphere interaction with the coordinated SPO ligand.

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701414

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