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Synthesis and characterization of palladium complexes containing tridentate ligands with PXP (X = C, N, O, S, As) donor sets and their evaluation as electrochemical CO[sub 2] reduction catalysts

Journal Article · · Organometallics; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/om00024a030· OSTI ID:6736244
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

Square-planar palladium complexes containing tridentate ligands with PXP (X = C, N, O, S, and As) donor sets have been prepared. For [Pd(POP-R)(CH[sub 3]CN)[sub 2]](BF[sub 4])[sub 2] complexes (where POP-R is bis((diethylphosphino)ethyl) ether, bis((diphenylphosphino)ethyl) ether, or bis((dicyclohexylphosphino)ethyl) ether), the POP-R ligands function as bidentate ligands. For all other complexes, the PXP ligands function as tridentate ligands. The complex [Pd(PCP)(PEt[sub 3])](BF[sub 4]) (where PCP is 2,6-bis(diphenylphosphino)methyl)phenyl crystallizes in the triclinic space group P[bar 1] with a = 10.276(2) angstroms, b = 10.978(2) angstroms, c = 18.807(3) angstroms, [alpha] = 84.820(10)[degrees], [beta] = 76.910(10)[degrees], [gamma] = 63.870(10)[degrees], V = 1855.2(6) angstroms[sup 3], and Z = 2. The structure was refined to R = 0.0335 and R[sub w] = 0.0442 for 7570 independent reflections with F > 4.0[sigma](F). [Pd(PNP)(PEt[sub 3])](BF[sub 4])[sub 2] (where PNP is 2,6-bis(disphenylphosphino)methyl)pyridine crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 13.246(2) angstroms, b = 14.299(2) angstroms, c = 20.847(4) angstroms, [beta] = 100.96(2)[degrees], V = 3876.5(11)angstroms[sup 3], and Z = 4. 40 refs., 6 figs., 4 tabs.

OSTI ID:
6736244
Journal Information:
Organometallics; (United States), Journal Name: Organometallics; (United States) Vol. 13:12; ISSN ORGND7; ISSN 0276-7333
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English