Abstract
The synthesis of rhodium,
iridium, and iron pi-complexes
bearing 4,5-benzotropone ligands are reported. X-ray crystallographic analyses
revealed that a tropone core coordinates to a metal center
in a eta4 manner with a tub-form geometry. Some of the
benzotropone p-complexes
exhibited catalytic activity for the N-alkylation
of aniline via borrowing hydrogen.
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