Halogen ligands complexes

Mercury(I) forms few complexes, one example is the linear [H2O-Hg Hg- H20] found in the mercury(I) nitrate dihydrate (above, p. 437), In contrast, mercury(II) forms a wide variety of complexes, with some peculiarities (a) octahedral complexes are rare, (b) complexes with nitrogen as the donor atom are common, (c) complexes are more readily formed with iodine than with other halogen ligands. 

The dienes bicyclo[2,2,l]hepta-2,5-diene 1, 7), cyclo-octa-1,5-diene 43), dicyclopentadiene 43, 68), dipentene 48), hexa-1,5-diene 43, 124) and diallyl ether 124) form complexes of the type [Ft X2(diene)J (X = halogen). These complexes are monomeric and nonconducting, and are formulated as chelate complexes of type (XXXI) in which the diene, represented by the symbol (XXXII) functions as a bidentate ligand and occupies two... 

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) [52-55]. Active species are produced by a reversible redox reaction, catalyzed by a transition metal/ligand complex (Mtn-Y/Lx). This catalyst is oxidized via the halogen atom transfer from the dormant species (Pn-X) to form an active species (Pn ) and the complex at a higher oxidation state (X-Mtn+1-Y/Lx). 

Recently, the arylation of several specific primary amines have been studied because of the potential biological relevance of the products or products further downstream in a synthetic sequence. For example, cyclopropylamine was shown to be a viable substrate for the coupling under standard conditions [203]. Reactions of 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane have also been conducted [204] under relatively standard conditions, but with bis(imidazol-2-ylidene) as ligand. Complexes of this ligand and DPPF showed similar catalytic activities, which proved to be superior to those of most bis(phosphine)s. ortfio-Halo anilines were also studied, in this case to provide access to carbolines after use of the halogen as a means of effecting cycliza-tions by an electrophilic or reductive C-C bond formation with the other N-aryl group [205]. 

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