Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Rigid Anchor Attached Pt Complex for Catalytic H/D Exchange of Aromatic Substrates.

A Pt(II) aqua complex supported by mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN)-immobilized sulfonated CNN pincer ligand featuring a rigid SiO tether was prepared. This hybrid material was tested as a catalyst in H/D exchange reactions of C(sp)-H bonds of selected aromatic substrates and DO-2,2,2-trifluoroethanol- (TFE-) mixtures or CDCOD acting as a source of exchangeable deuterium. The catalyst immobilization served as a means to not only enable the catalyst's recyclability but also minimize the coordination of sulfonate groups and the metal centers originating from different catalyst's moieties that would preserve reactive Pt(OH) fragments needed for catalytic C-H bond activation.

An Electron-Poor Dioxa-[2.1.1]-(2,6)-pyridinophane Ligand and Its Application in Cu-Catalyzed Olefin Aziridination.

A novel macrocyclic 1,7-dioxa-[2.1.1]-(2,6)-pyridinophane ligand has been synthesized and crystallographically characterized.