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Synthesis, characterization of amine-bridged bis(phenolate) yttrium alkyl complex and its catalytic behavior for the Tishchenko reaction

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Reaction of homoleptic yttrium tris-alkyl complex YR3(R=CH2C6H4NMe2-o) with 1 equivalent of amine bis(phenol)s LH2 (L=Me2NCH2CH2N(CH2-(2-O-C6H2-Bu2 2-3,5))2) afforded the solvent-free yttrium alkyl complex LYR (1), which has been characterized with elemental analysis, 1H NMR and IR spectra, and structural determination. The coordination geometry around the center metal atom can be best described as a distorted octahedron. It was found that complex 1 can be used as an efficient catalyst for the Tishchenko reaction.

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    MingLun Pang, YingMing Yao, Yong Zhang & Qi Shen

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 20771078 and 20632040), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK2007505), Major Basic Research Project of the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (Grant No. 07KJA15014)

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Pang, M., Yao, Y., Zhang, Y. et al. Synthesis, characterization of amine-bridged bis(phenolate) yttrium alkyl complex and its catalytic behavior for the Tishchenko reaction. Chin. Sci. Bull. 53, 1978–1982 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-008-0257-x

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