Platinum complexes having ferrocene ligands for the catalysis of the alkoxycarbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds
Platinum complexes having ferrocene ligands for the catalysis of the alkoxycarbonylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds.
1. Complex comprising Pt and a compound of formula (I)
where
R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 are each independently selected from —(C 1 -C 12 )-alkyl, —(C 3 -C 12 )-cycloalkyl, —(C 3 -C 12 )-heterocycloalkyl, —(C 6 -C 20 )-aryl, —(C 6 -C 20 )-heteroaryl;
at least one of the R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 radicals is a —(C 6 -C 20 )-heteroaryl radical having at least six ring atoms;
and
R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , if they are —(C 1 -C 12 )-alkyl, —(C 3 -C 12 )-cycloalkyl, —(C 3 -C 12 )-heterocycloalkyl, —(C 6 -C 20 )-aryl or —(C 6 -C 20 )-heteroaryl,
may each independently be substituted by one or more substituents selected from: —(C 1 -C 12 )-alkyl, —O—(C 1 -C 12 )-alkyl, —OH, —NH 2 , halogen.
2. The complex according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least two of the R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 radicals are a —(C 6 -C 20 )-heteroaryl radical having at least six ring atoms.
3. The complex according to claim 1 ,
wherein the R 1 and R 3 radicals are each a —(C 6 -C 20 )-heteroaryl radical having at least six ring atoms.
4. The complex according to claim 1 ,
wherein the R 1 and R 3 radicals are each 2-pyridyl.
5. The complex according to claim 1 ,
wherein R 2 and R 4 are —(C 1 -C 12 )-alkyl.
6. The complex according to claim 1 ,
wherein R 2 and R 4 are tert-butyl.
7. The complex according to claim 1 ,
wherein the compound (I) has the structure (1):