Influence of Coordination to Silver(I) Centers on the Activity of Heterocyclic Iodonium Salts Serving as Halogen‐Bond‐Donating Catalysts

Abstract

Kinetic data based on the 1H NMR monitoring and computational studies indicate that in a solution pyrazole‐containing iodonium triflates and silver(I) triflate bind each other, and such an interplay results in the decrease of the total catalytic activity of the mixture of these Lewis acids compared to the separate catalysis of the Schiff condensation, the imine–isocyanide coupling, or the nucleophilic attack on a triple carbon–carbon bond. Moreover, the kinetic data indicate that such a cooperation with the silver(I) triflate results in prevention of decomposition of the iodonium salts during the reaction progress. XRD study confirms that the pyrazole‐containing iodonium triflate coordinates to the silver(I) center via the pyrazole N atom to produce a rare example of a pentacoordinated trigonal bipyramidal dinuclear silver(I) complex featuring cationic ligands.

Chalcogen- and Halogen-Bond-Donating Cyanoborohydrides Provide Imine Hydrogenation

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4,5-Diiodo-1-H-imidazole-derived linker ligand and Cu(i) and Co(ii) coordination polymers based thereupon

“…While keen interest in this area is mostly driven by fundamental considerations, there are also many examples demonstrating that XBs can be utilized as a tool for “fine tuning” of certain useful properties. These include (but not limited to) their application in sensors, 4–6 luminescence, 7–11 catalysis, 12–17 magnets, 18,19 etc.…”