Carbene-activated stannylenes to access selective C(sp3)–H bond scission at the steric limit

Jennifer Klaucke, Navutheya Sinthathurai, Christopher Golz, Oliver P. E. Townrow () and Malte Fischer ()
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Jennifer Klaucke: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Navutheya Sinthathurai: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Christopher Golz: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Oliver P. E. Townrow: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Malte Fischer: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract The ubiquity of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) in diverse areas of chemical research typically arises from their potent stabilising capabilities and role as innocent spectators to stabilise otherwise non-bottleable compounds and complexes. This has, until now, been particularly true for NHC-stabilised stannylenes, with no exceptions reported thus far. Herein, we demonstrate that the combination of heteroleptic terphenyl-/amido-based stannylenes and tetra-alkyl substituted NHCs renders the corresponding NHC-ligated stannylenes highly reactive, yet isolable. In solution, this induces sterically controlled inter- and intramolecular C(sp3)–H bond scissions, resulting in the selective formation of stannylene metallocycles that depend on both the NHC source and the meta-terphenyl ligand coordinated to tin.

Date: 2025
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