Unique selectivity of rare-earth metal ambiphilic carbenes towards organic molecules and novel reactivity patterns with isonitriles
Chai, Fuxiang; Wu, Weikang; Rajeshkumar, Thayalan; Huang, Zeming; Yuan, Qingbing; Wei, Yun; Maron, Laurent; Wang, Shaowu; Chemical Science 16 (2025) 11870–11887; doi:10.1039/D5SC01502B

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_publ_section_title
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 Unique selectivity of rare-earth metal ambiphilic carbenes towards
 organic molecules and novel reactivity patterns with isonitriles
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_journal_issue                   26
_journal_name_full               'Chemical Science'
_journal_page_first              11870
_journal_page_last               11887
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/D5SC01502B
_journal_volume                  16
_journal_year                    2025
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Olex2 1.3
(compiled 2020.11.12 svn.r5f609507 for OlexSys, GUI svn.r6408)
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_audit_update_record
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2025-01-26 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-05-23 downloaded from the CCDC.
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_diffrn_ambient_temperature      298.0
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_diffrn_radiation_wavelength     0.71073
_diffrn_reflns_av_R_equivalents  0.1605
_diffrn_reflns_av_unetI/netI     0.0375
_diffrn_reflns_Laue_measured_fraction_full 0.990
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_diffrn_reflns_limit_h_max       25
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SADABS-2016/2 (Bruker,2016/2) was used for absorption correction.
wR2(int) was 0.1478 before and 0.0961 after correction.
The Ratio of minimum to maximum transmission is 0.5701.
The \l/2 correction factor is Not present.
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_exptl_crystal_colour            orange
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'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0705P)^2^+43.9191P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_cod_depositor_comments
'Adding full bibliography for 1574708--1574717.cif.'
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_olex2_refinement_description
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All B(H) groups, All C(H) groups, All C(H,H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All C(H,H,H) groups
2. Restrained distances
 C2-C9
 1.5 with sigma of 0.01
 N4-C16 = N4-C18 = N4-C17 = N2-C10 = N2-C11 = N2-C9 = N3-C12 = N3-C13 = N3-C14
 1.47 with sigma of 0.01
 N1-C15
 1.45 with sigma of 0.01
 C12-C11 = C15-C16 = C22-C21 = C23-C22 = C24-C23
 1.54 with sigma of 0.01
 C2-C1 = C3-C2 = N1-C8 = N1-C1
 1.4 with sigma of 0.01
 O1-C24 = O1-C21
 1.43 with sigma of 0.01
 C25-C31
 1.5 with sigma of 0.01
 C16-C18 = C16-C17 = C18-C17 = C9-C10 = C9-C11 = C10-C11 = C12-C13 = C12-C14 =
 C13-C14
 2.401 with sigma of 0.02
 C24-C22 = C21-C23
 2.515 with sigma of 0.02
 C21-C24
 2.336 with sigma of 0.02
 O1-C23 = O1-C22
 2.426 with sigma of 0.02
 B9-B10 \\sim B5-B10 \\sim B6-B10 \\sim B7-B10 \\sim B8-B10 \\sim B9-B8 \\sim
B5-B9 \\sim B5-B6 \\sim B7-B6 ~
 B8-B7 \\sim B8-B3 \\sim B9-B4 \\sim B5-B4 \\sim B9-B3 \\sim B8-B2 \\sim B7-B2
\\sim B7-B1 \\sim B6-B1 \\sim B2-B1
 \\sim B3-B2 \\sim B4-B3
 with sigma of 0.02
 C20-B1 \\sim C20-B2 \\sim C20-B3 \\sim C20-B4 \\sim C19-B6 \\sim C19-B5 \\sim
C19-B4 \\sim C19-B1
 with sigma of 0.02
 C31-C30 \\sim C31-C26
 with sigma of 0.02
3. Restrained planarity
 C1, C3, C2, C5, C4, C8, C6, N1, C7, C9, C15
 with sigma of 0.1
 C25, C31, C26, C30, C27, C29, C28
 with sigma of 0.01
4. Uiso/Uaniso restraints and constraints
All non-hydrogen atoms have similar U: within 2A with sigma of 0.01 and sigma
for terminal atoms of 0.02 within 2A
Uanis(N4) \\sim Ueq: with sigma of 0.01 and sigma for terminal atoms of 0.02
Uanis(C18) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C17) \\sim Ueq: with sigma of 0.003 and sigma for
terminal atoms of 0.006
Uanis(C10) \\sim Ueq: with sigma of 0.003 and sigma for terminal atoms of 0.006
Uanis(Yb1) \\sim Ueq: with sigma of 0.01 and sigma for terminal atoms of 0.02
Uanis(O1) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C24) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C23) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C22)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C21) \\sim Ueq: with sigma of 0.01 and sigma for terminal
atoms of 0.02
Uanis(C25) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C31) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C26) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C30)
\\sim Ueq, Uanis(C27) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C29) \\sim Ueq, Uanis(C28) \\sim Ueq:
with sigma of 0.01 and sigma for terminal atoms of 0.02
5. Others
 Fixed Sof: C4(0.5) H4(0.5) C5(0.5) H5(0.5) C6(0.5) H6(0.5) C7(0.5) H7(0.5)
 C8(0.5) C2(0.5) O1(0.5) C19(0.5) B8(0.5) H8(0.5) C24(0.5) H24A(0.5) H24B(0.5)
 N2(0.5) C22(0.5) H22A(0.5) H22B(0.5) B3(0.5) H3(0.5) C11(0.5) H11A(0.5)
 H11B(0.5) B4(0.5) H4A(0.5) B10(0.5) H10(0.5) C14(0.5) H14A(0.5) H14B(0.5)
 H14C(0.5) B5(0.5) H5A(0.5) C21(0.5) H21A(0.5) H21B(0.5) C13(0.5) H13A(0.5)
 H13B(0.5) H13C(0.5) B9(0.5) H9(0.5) C23(0.5) H23A(0.5) H23B(0.5) N3(0.5)
 C12(0.5) H12A(0.5) H12B(0.5) N4(0.5) C17(0.5) H17A(0.5) H17B(0.5) H17C(0.5)
 C16(0.5) H16A(0.5) H16B(0.5) N1(0.5) C9(0.5) H9A(0.5) H9B(0.5) C15(0.5)
 H15A(0.5) H15B(0.5) C18(0.5) H18A(0.5) H18B(0.5) H18C(0.5) C10(0.5) H10A(0.5)
 H10B(0.5) H10C(0.5) B2(0.5) H2(0.5) B1(0.5) H1(0.5) B6(0.5) H6A(0.5) B7(0.5)
 H7A(0.5) C31(0.5) H31A(0.5) H31B(0.5) H31C(0.5) C25(0.5) C26(0.5) H26(0.5)
 C27(0.5) H27(0.5) C28(0.5) H28(0.5) C29(0.5) H29(0.5) C30(0.5) H30(0.5)
6.a Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates:
 C24(H24A,H24B), C22(H22A,H22B), C11(H11A,H11B), C21(H21A,H21B), C23(H23A,
 H23B), C12(H12A,H12B), C16(H16A,H16B), C9(H9A,H9B), C15(H15A,H15B)
6.b Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C4(H4), C5(H5), C6(H6), C7(H7), C26(H26), C27(H27), C28(H28), C29(H29),
 C30(H30)
6.c Fitted hexagon refined as free rotating group:
 C3(C4,C5,C6,C7,C8), C25(C26,C27,C28,C29,C30)
6.d Idealised Me refined as rotating group:
 C14(H14A,H14B,H14C), C13(H13A,H13B,H13C), C17(H17A,H17B,H17C), C18(H18A,H18B,
 H18C), C10(H10A,H10B,H10C), C31(H31A,H31B,H31C)
6.e Boron cage BH refined with riding coordinates:
 B8(H8), B3(H3), B4(H4A), B10(H10), B5(H5A), B9(H9), B2(H2), B1(H1), B6(H6A),
 B7(H7A)
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