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  • Chloro(η2,η2-cycloocta-1,5-...
    Sakaguchi, Satoshi; Matsuo, Shogo

    MolBank, 06/2024, Volume: 2024, Issue: 2
    Journal Article

    Commercially available and air- and moisture-stable rhodium complex Rh(OH)(cod)2 (2) was utilized in the synthesis of RhX(cod)(NHC) (3). The presence of an OH group in complex 2 serves as an internal base, facilitating the deprotonation of the C–H bond of the azolium ring in the hydroxyamide-substituted benzimidazolium salt 1. This reaction between 1 and 2 proceeded in THF at room temperature without temperature control, affording the desired NHC/Rh complex 3 in excellent yield. The characterization of complex 3 was accomplished through NMR and HRMS analyses, revealing its existence as a diastereomeric mixture of two NHC/Rh complexes. Furthermore, its catalytic performance was briefly evaluated in the reaction between 2-naphthaldehyde (5) and phenylboronic acid (6).