Molecular Structures and Catalytical Performance in Suzuki-coupling Reaction of Novel Dipalladium Clip-shaped Complexes with Bifunctional Pyrazolate Ligands

A series of clip-shaped cationic molecular corners C1~C4(C1=[(bpy)_(2)Pd_(2)(L^(1))_(2)]^(2+),C2=[(dmbpy)_(2)Pd_(2)(L^(1))_(2)]^(2+),C3=(bpy)_(2)Pd_(2)(L^(2))_(2)]^(2+),C4=(dmbpy)_(2)Pd_(2)(L^(2))_(2)]^(2+),bpy=2,2-bipyridine,dmbpy=4,4΄-dimethyl-2,2-bipyridine)were synthesized through dipalladium complexes[(bpy)_(2)Pd_(2)(NO_(3))_(2)](NO_(3))_(2),[(dmbpy)_(2)Pd_(2)(NO_(3))_(2)](NO_(3))_(2)and bifunctional pyrazole ligands 4-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol(HL^(1))and 4,4΄-(5-(^(1)H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1,3-phenylene)dipyridine(HL^(2)).Complexes C1~C4 were characterized by^(1)H and^(13)C NMR,electrospray ionization mass spectrometry(ESI-MS),elemental analysis,and IR spectroscopy.The X-ray diffraction analysis of C1∙2NO_(3)−revealed a Pd_(2)dimetallic clip-shaped structure which was synthesized by two bifunctional ligands doubly bridged by the[(bpy)Pd]_(2)dimetal units.Additionally,all of the complexes with NO_(3)−as counter anions exhibited high-efficiency catalytical performance in the Suzuki-coupling reaction attributed to the tunable impact and weak dinuclear Pd(Ⅱ)···Pd(Ⅱ)intramolecular bonding interaction.