• Comparative study of CO2 insertion into pincer supported palladium alkyl and aryl complexes 

      Deziel, Anthony P.; Gahlawat, Sahil; Hazari, Nilay; Hopmann, Kathrin Helen; Mercado, Brandon Q. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-12)
      The insertion of CO2 into metal alkyl bonds is a crucial elementary step in transition metal-catalyzed processes for CO2 utilization. Here, we synthesize pincer-supported palladium complexes of the type (tBuPBP)Pd(alkyl) (tBuPBP = B(NCH2PtBu2)2C6H4−; alkyl = CH2CH3, CH2CH2CH3, CH2C6H5, and CH2-4-OMe-C6H4) and (tBuPBP)Pd(C6H5) and compare the rates of CO2 insertion into the palladium alkyl bonds to ...
    • Ligand and solvent effects on CO2 insertion into group 10 metal alkyl bonds 

      Deziel, Anthony P.; Espinosa, Matthew; Pavlovic, Ljiljana; Charboneau, David J.; Hazari, Nilay; Hopmann, Kathrin Helen; Mercado, Brandon Q. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-09)
      The insertion of carbon dioxide into metal element σ-bonds is an important elementary step in many catalytic reactions for carbon dioxide valorization. Here, the insertion of carbon dioxide into a family of group 10 alkyl complexes of the type (<sup>R</sup>PBP)M(CH<sub>3</sub>) (<sup>R</sup>PBP = B(NCH<sub>2</sub>PR<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup>; R = Cy or <sup>t</sup>Bu; ...