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Synthesizing Strong Donor Macrocyclic Tetracarbene Metal Complexes For Catalytic Aziridination, Steven Alan Cramer

Doctoral Dissertations

A small ringed macrocyclic tetracarbene ligand was developed due to the inherent ability of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) to stabilize high oxidation states of transition metals. This new strong donor ligand was prepared by first synthesizing an 18-atom ringed macrocyclic tetraimidazolium ligand precursor. The tetraimidazolium can be prepared by a two-step procedure. This ligand precursor was deprotonated to prepare a monomeric platinum tetracarbene complex.

A new iron macrocyclic tetra-carbene complex was synthesized by an in situ strong base deprotonation strategy of the ligand precursor. The iron tetracarbene complex was found to catalyze the aziridination of a wide array of functionalized aryl …