Abstract
A discrete multivalent PyBox ligand was investigated. An efficient synthesis and the properties of 1 are reported (UV–visible, cyclic voltammetry, NMR, MALDI-Tof). It incorporates a sulfur-rich persulfurated benzene core which was compatible with a metal-catalyzed reaction in spite of donating and oxidizable sulfur atoms. Metal-catalysis with a persulfurated aromatic ligand was demonstrated for the first time in a model reaction: the Rh-enantioselective hydrosilylation of acetophenone. The interesting features were the reactivity and the enantiocatalytic behavior while varying the metal content. This work promotes new thoughts toward chiral supramolecular assemblies or metal nanoparticles stabilized with chiral multivalent ligands.
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