N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have emerged as an important class of ligands in organometallic chemistry. Due to the chelating effect, complexes containing bidentate ligands display enhanced stability and therefore offer important advantages with regard to catalytic applications. The main focus of this Ph.D. thesis was the synthesis of new (non-)chiral bis-NHC complexes, based on 1,2,4-triazoles and their application in rhodium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones. The thesis contains a detailed study on the influence of different factors (bridge length, N-substituent, heterocycle of the ligand, and counter ion) on catalysis. Furthermore, a synthetic route for the preparation of the chiral ligands was developed. Thereof derived chiral complexes were investigated as catalysts in various reactions achieving particularly high enantioselectivities in the hydrogenation reaction of amino acid precursors.
«N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have emerged as an important class of ligands in organometallic chemistry. Due to the chelating effect, complexes containing bidentate ligands display enhanced stability and therefore offer important advantages with regard to catalytic applications. The main focus of this Ph.D. thesis was the synthesis of new (non-)chiral bis-NHC complexes, based on 1,2,4-triazoles and their application in rhodium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones. The thesis contains a detailed...
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