New N-heterocyclic carbene mercury(II) complexes: Close mercury–arene interaction

• Published in: Journal of organometallic chemistry Vol. 696; no. 22; pp. 3507 - 3512
• Main Authors: Haque, Rosenani A., Salman, Abbas Washeel, Guan, Teoh Siang, Abdallah, Hassan Hadi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2011
• Subjects: Imidazolium salts; Mercury- N-heterocyclic carbenes; Nitrogen heterocycles; Transmetallation; X-ray; Imidazolium salts; X-ray; Nitrogen heterocycles; Transmetallation; Mercury- N-heterocyclic carbenes

Mononuclear mercury complexes ( 1, 2, and 3) bearing bis- N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands of the form [(NHC) 2-μ-Hg] +2 have been prepared and structurally characterised. The complexes were derived from three bis-imidazolium salts as precursors to NHC; either 1,3-bis( N-methylimidazolium-1-ylme...