Hill, AnthonyMcQueen, Caitlin2015-12-100276-7333http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63113The reaction of N,N′-bis(dicyclohexylphosphinomethyl) dihydroperimidine (H2C(NCH2PCy2) 2C10H6-1,8, 1a) with [RuCl2(PPh 3)3] in THF affords the perimidinylidene-based N-heterocyclic carbene (per-NHC) pincer complex [RuCl2(OC 4H8){=C(NCH2PCy2)2C 10H6}] (2Dihydroperimidine-derived PNP pincer complexes as intermediates en route to N-heterocyclic carbene pincer complexes201410.1021/om50009852015-12-10