Flexible steric bulk of sugar wingtip substituents on bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligands of diplatinum complexes via chair–twist-boat conformational changes

Dalton Transactions 2026 Open access

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Authors: Shuhei Nomura, Itsuki Kobayashi, Matsumi Doe, Rika Tanaka, Tamaki Nagasawa, Takanori Nishioka
DOI: 10.1039/d6dt00111d
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Abstract

Conformationally flexible glucopyranosyl units regulate access to metal centres, affording a covered structure that blocks a Grignard reagent in the o -xylene-bridged bisNHC complex, while allowing reaction in the ethylene-bridged analogue.

Fields of Study & Subjects

N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry

Publication details

Journal / source
Dalton Transactions
Volume
55
Issue
8
Pages
3542–3550
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN