Silver (I) complexes of methylene bridged quinoline functionalised Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands

Abstract

This paper describes the synthesis of Silver (I) complexes of methylene bridged quinoline functionalized Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands, by stirring imidazolium salts with silver oxide to obtain the complexes in good yield. The complexes were structurally characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³ NMR, microanalysis and X-ray crystallography. The geometry of the complexes as revealed by the crystal structure showed that the complexes have linear structures. All reactions involving silver were conducted under the exclusion of light.

Keywords: NHC, Imidazolium salt, ligand, silver