Aluminium-Catalysed Isocyanate Trimerization, Enhanced by Exploiting a Dynamic Coordination Sphere

Mohammed Bahili; Emily Stokes; Robert Amesbury; Darren Ould; Bashar Christo; Rhian Horne; Benson Kariuki; Jack Stewart; Rebekah Taylor; Andrew Williams; Matthew Jones; Kenneth Harris; Benjamin Ward

doi:10.1039/c9cc03339d

Aluminium-Catalysed Isocyanate Trimerization, Enhanced by Exploiting a Dynamic Coordination Sphere

Mohammed Bahili, Emily Stokes, Robert Amesbury, Darren Ould, Bashar Christo, Rhian Horne, Benson Kariuki, Jack Stewart, Rebekah Taylor, Andrew Williams, Matthew Jones, Kenneth Harris, Benjamin Ward

Cardiff University

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Abstract

Main-group metals are inherently labile, hindering their use in catalysis. We exploit this lability in the synthesis of isocyanurates. For the first time we report a highly active catalyst that trimerizes alkyl, allyl and aryl isocyanates, and di-isocyanates, with low catalyst loadings under mild conditions, using a hemi-labile aluminium-pyridyl-bis(iminophenolate) complex.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7679-7682
Number of pages	4
Journal	Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Volume	55
Issue number	53
Early online date	17 Jun 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc03339d
Publication status	Published - 7 Jul 2019

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Catalysis
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Ceramics and Composites
General Chemistry
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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