123results about "Osmonium organic compounds" patented technology

The present invention relates to organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), and more specifically to phosphorescent organic materials used in such devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to emissive phosphorescent material which comprise at least one tridentate ligand bound to a metal center, wherein at least one of the bonds to the tridentate ligand is a carbon-metal bond.

A series of noble metal organometallic complexes of the general formula (I): MLaXb(FBC)c, wherein M is a noble metal such as iridium, ruthenium or osmium, and L is a neutral ligand such as carbonyl, alkene or diene; X is an anionic ligand such as chloride, bromide, iodide and trifluoroacetate group; and FBC is a fluorinated bidentate chelate ligand such as beta diketonate, beta-ketoiminate, amino-alcoholate and amino-alcoholate ligand, wherein a is an integer of from zero (0) to three (3), b is an integer of from zero (0) to one (1) and c is an 10 integer of from one (1) to three (3). The resulting noble metal complexes possess enhanced volatility and thermal stability characteristics, and are suitable for chemical vapor deposition(CVD) applications. The corresponding noble metal complex is formed by treatment of the FBC ligand with a less volatile metal halide. Also disclosed are CVD methods for using the noble metal complexes as source reagents for deposition of noble metal-containing films such as Ir, Ru and Os, or even metal oxide film materials IrO2, OsO2 and RuO2.

The invention provides a method for converting a less active or slower to initiate system to a higher activity system so that at the end of a polymerization the most active species is present in the system. The invention generally relates to a process for converting a less active or slower to initiate catalyst system to a higher activity catalyst system wherein the process comprises contacting a protected N-heterocyclic carbene with a metathesis catalyst and an olefin in the presence of energy. One of the benefits of the invention is that the amount of catalyst required is less than or lowered in the presence of the protected N-heterocyclic carbene as compared to the amount of catalyst required in the absence of the protected N-heterocyclic carbene. The protected N-heterocyclic carbene can be unsaturated or saturated. In addition, the invention describes novel ruthenium initiators and methods of making the same.

Chelating ligand precursors for the preparation of olefin metathesis catalysts are disclosed. The resulting catalysts are air stable monomeric species capable of promoting various metathesis reactions efficiently, which can be recovered from the reaction mixture and reused. Internal olefin compounds, specifically beta-substituted styrenes, are used as ligand precursors. Compared to terminal olefin compounds such as unsubstituted styrenes, the beta-substituted styrenes are easier and less costly to prepare, and more stable since they are less prone to spontaneous polymerization. Methods of preparing chelating-carbene metathesis catalysts without the use of CuCl are disclosed. This eliminates the need for CuCl by replacing it with organic acids, mineral acids, mild oxidants or even water, resulting in high yields of Hoveyda-type metathesis catalysts. The invention provides an efficient method for preparing chelating-carbene metathesis catalysts by reacting a suitable ruthenium complex in high concentrations of the ligand precursors followed by crystallization from an organic solvent.

The present invention relates to organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), and more specifically to phosphorescent organic materials used in such devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to emissive phosphorescent material comprising a carbene ligand bound to a metal center, wherein the resulting metal-carbene complex is cationic.

This invention provides metal complexes being useful as catalyst components in metathesis reactions and in reactions involving the transfer of an atom or group to an ethylenically or acetylenically unsaturated compound or another reactive substrate and, with respect to a sub-class thereof, for the polymerisation of α-olefins and optionally conjugated dienes, with high activity at moderate tempera-tures. It also provides methods for obtaining polymers with very narrow molecular weight distribution by means of a living reaction. It also provides methods for making said metal complexes and novel intermediates involved in such methods. It further provides derivatives of said metal complexes which are suitable for covalent bonding to a carrier, the product of such covalent bonding being useful as a supported catalyst for heterogeneous catalytic reactions. It also provides a direct one-step synthesis of pyrrole, furan and thiophene compounds from diallyl compounds.

This invention provides metal complexes being useful as catalyst components in metathesis reactions and in reactions involving the transfer of an atom or group to an ethylenically or acetylenically unsaturated compound or another reactive substrate and, with respect to a sub-class thereof, for the polymerisation of α-olefins and optionally conjugated dienes, with high activity at moderate tempera-tures. It also provides methods for obtaining polymers with very narrow molecular weight distribution by means of a living reaction. It also provides methods for making said metal complexes and novel intermediates involved in such methods. It further provides derivatives of said metal complexes which are suitable for covalent bonding to a carrier, the product of such covalent bonding being useful as a supported catalyst for heterogeneous catalytic reactions. It also provides a direct one-step synthesis of pyrrole, furan and thiophene compounds from diallyl compounds.

Catalytic complexes including a metal atom having anionic ligands, at least one nucleophilic carbene ligand, and an alkylidene, vinylidene, or allenylidene ligand. The complexes are highly stable to air, moisture and thermal degradation. The complexes are designed to efficiently carry out a variety of olefin metathesis reactions.

The present invention provides novel osmium-based electrochemical species for the detection of wide variety of analytes using immunological techniques. The present invention also provides diagnostic kits and test sensors supporting electrode structures that can be used with the osmium-based electrochemical species. The test sensor can be fabricated to support interdigitated arrays of electrodes that have been designed to provide amplification of the electrical signal amplification desired to analyze analytes that may be present at low concentrations.

There is disclosed herein phosphorescent compounds, uses thereof, and devices including organic light emitting diode (OLEDs) including such compounds. Compounds of interest include: wherein A is Os or Ru The anionic chelating chromophores NˆN, which are formed by connecting one pentagonal ring structure containing at least two nitrogen atoms to a hexagonal pyridine type of fragment via a direct carbon-carbon linkage. L is a neutral donor ligand; the typical example includes carbonyl, pyridine, phosphine, arsine and isocyanide; two neutral L's can also combine to produce the so-called chelating ligand such as 2,2′-bipyridine, 1,10-phenanthroline and N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand, or bidentate phosphorous ligands such as 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene. L can occupy either cis or trans orientation. When L occupies the trans position, the preferred structure contains both the hexagonal fragment of NˆN as well as its pentagonal fragment located at the trans position respect to their counterparts of the second NˆN chromophore. When L occupies the cis position, the preferred structure consists of the pentagonal unit of NˆN chromophores residing opposite to the L. X,1 X2 and X3 independently are C or N; when X2 is N, R1 is omitted, when X3 is N, R2 is omitted, R1 is H, C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 substituted phenyl or C1-C4 perfluoroalkyl, R2 is H, F or cyano substituent, X4 is either C or N; X4 may locate at any position of the hexagonal ring, when X4 is N and R3 and R4 are not linked to X4, R3 is H, methyl or C1-C3 small alkyl, R4 is H, methyl or C1-C3 small alkyl, or R3 and R4 together form an additional conjugated unit with structure

The present invention describes the use of cationic vinylidene, allenylidene and higher cumulenylidene complexes of ruthenium or osmium as catalysts or catalyst precursors for olefin metathesis reactions of all types, as well as to new cationic allenylidene complexes of ruthenium and osmium which can be used as metathesis catalysts with preferred embodiment. These catalysts or catalyst precursors are easy to prepare from well accessible, stable and essentially non toxic starting materials, can be isolated and stored, they exhibit a high catalytic activity, a good compatibility with functional groups, solvents, water and additives, and they need not to be activated by any additive. Olefins of all types can be used as the substrates in the present invention in ring closing metathesis (RCM) of acyclic dienes and polyenes, the metathesis of enynes and dienynes, the ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of cyclic olefins, the acyclic diene metathesis polymerization (ADMET) of acyclic dienes or polyenes, the depolymerization of olefinic polymers, and the cross metathesis of two or more olefins. The present invention also applies to combinations of these types of metathetic reactions and domino processes thereof.

Disclosed is a transition metal complex represented by the following formula (1):(wherein M represents a transition metal element; K represents an uncharged monodentate or bidentate ligand; L represents a monodentate or bidentate monoanionic or dianionic ligand; m and o represent an integer from 0 to 5; n represents an integer from 1 to 3; p represents an integer from 0 to 4; W— represents a counterion; and Y1 to Y4, R1, and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heteroaryl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, or an alkoxy group).

The present invention relates to a catalytic complex for olefin metathesis reactions, to a process for its preparation and to its use in olefin metathesis reactions, particularly in ring opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP) reactions.

This invention relates to a metathesis catalyst comprising (i) a Group 8 metal hydride-dihydrogen complex represented by the formula:wherein M is a Group 8 metal; X is an anionic ligand; and L1 and L2 are neutral donor ligands; and (ii) a ligand exchange agent represented by the formula J-Y, wherein J is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C1 to C30 hydrocarbyl, and a C1 to C30 substituted hydrocarbyl; and Y is selected from the group consisting of halides, alkoxides, aryloxides, and alkyl sulfonates.

The present invention relates to organic light emitting devices (OLEDs), and more specifically to phosphorescent organic materials used in such devices. More specifically, the present invention relates to emissive phosphorescent material which comprise at least one tridentate ligand bound to a metal center, wherein at least one of the bonds to the tridentate ligand is a carbon-metal bond.

A new class of compounds is disclosed that in preferred embodiments relate to Ru-based catalysts suitable for use in olefin metathesis reactions. Such compounds demonstrate high rates of catalytic turnover in comparison with other Ru catalysts known in the art. Moreover, the catalysts are highly stable, and readily suited to attachment to a solid support via the anionic ligands. The invention also pertains to methods of producing the catalysts, and their use in catalyzing olefin metathesis reactions.

This invention relates to a metathesis catalyst comprising (i) a Group 8 metal hydride-dihydrogen complex represented by the formula:wherein M is a Group 8 metal; X is an anionic ligand; and L1 and L2 are neutral donor ligands; and (ii) a ligand exchange agent represented by the formula J-Y, wherein J is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C1 to C30 hydrocarbyl, and a C1 to C30 substituted hydrocarbyl; and Y is selected from the group consisting of halides, alkoxides, aryloxides, and alkyl sulfonates.

Amphiphilic Group VIII metathesis catalysts, as can be used in a range of polymerization reactions and other chemical methodologies.

This invention provides a process for conducting amination reactions. The processes of the present invention make use of N-heterocyclic carbenes as ancillary ligands in aminations of aryl halides and aryl pseudohalides. An amination can be carried out by mixing, in a liquid medium, at least one strong base; at least one aryl halide or aryl pseudohalide in which all substituents are other than amino groups, wherein the aryl halide has, directly bonded to the aromatic ring(s), at least one halogen atom selected from the group consisting of a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, and an iodine atom; at least one primary amine and / or at least one secondary amine; at least one metal compound comprising at least one metal atom selected from nickel, palladium, and platinum, wherein the formal oxidation state of the metal is zero or two; and at least one N-heterocyclic carbene. One preferred type of N-heterocyclic carbene is an imidazoline-2-ylidene of the formulawherein R1 and R2 are each, independently, alkyl or aryl groups having at least 3 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 are each, independently, a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a hydrocarbyl group.

A pyridine type metal complex having a partial structure represented by the formula (I) or (I′):wherein,M is a transition metal atom; Ds, which may be the same or different, respectively represent specific conjugated chains; Rs, which may be the same or different, respectively represent a halogen atom, a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl or alkynyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, an aryl or heteroaryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or an arylalkyl or heteroarylalkyl group having 7 to 13 carbon atoms which may have a substituent group.

This invention relates to a catalyst compound comprising a combination of a cyclic alkyl amino carbene ligand and a benzylidene both attached to a Group 8 metal, preferably ruthenium atom.This invention also relates to a process to make linear alpha-olefins comprising contacting a feed material and an optional alkene (such as ethylene) with the catalyst described above, wherein the feed material is a triacylglyceride, fatty acid, fatty acid alkyl ester, and / or fatty acid ester, typically derived from seed oil (e.g., biodiesel).

The present invention relates to auxiliary ligands for luminescent metal complexes, particularly emitter complexes having such auxiliary ligands, and particularly light-emitting devices, and particularly organic light-emitting devices (OLED) having metal complexes, which have the auxiliary ligands according to the invention.

The present invention relates to a process for the production of hydrogen comprising contacting at least one complex of formula (I), (I) wherein: X− is an anion; M is a metal selected from Ru, Os, Fe, Co and Ni; D is optionally present and is one or more monodentate or multidentate donor ligands; Y1 is selected from CR13, B and N; Z1 and Z2 are each independently selected from ═N, ═P, NR14, PR15, O, S and Se; or Z2 is a direct bond between carbocyclic ring B and substituent R4; each of A and B is independently a saturated, unsaturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic hydrocarbon ring; R3 and R4 are each independently selected from H, C1-6-alkyl, aryl and C1-6-haloalkyl, and a linker group optionally attached to a solid support; or R3 and R4 together form the following moiety: (AB) Y2 is a direct single bond or double bond, or is CR18; R1, R2, R5-13 and R16-18 are each independently selected from H, C1-6-alkyl, C2-6-alkenyl, C2-6-alkynyl, aryl, C1-6-haloalkyl, NR19R20 and a linker group optionally attached to a solid support; or two or more of said R1-13 and R16-18 groups are linked, together with the carbons to which they are attached, to form a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group; R14, R15, R19 and R20 are each independently selected from H, C1-6-alkyl, C2-6-alkenyl, C2-6-alkynyl, aryl, C1-6-haloalkyl, and a linker group optionally attached to a solid support; with at least one substrate of formula (II), R21R22NH—BHR23R24, wherein R21 to R24 are each independently selected from H, C1-6-alkyl, fluoro-substituted C1-6-alkyl, C6-14-aryl and C6-14-aralkyl, or any two of R21, R22, R23 and R24 are linked to form a C3-10-alkylene group or C3-10-alkenylene group, which together with the nitrogen and / or boron atoms to which they are attached, forms a cyclic group; or a substrate comprising two, three or four substrates of formula (II) linked via one or more bridging groups so as to form a dimeric, trimeric or tetrameric species, and wherein the bridging group is selected from straight or branched C1-6-alkylene optionally substituted by one or more fluoro groups, boron, C6-14-aryl and C6-14-aralkyl; or a substrate comprising two, three or four substrates of formula (II) which are joined so as to form a fused cyclic dimeric, trimeric or tetrameric species. Further aspects of the invention relate to a hydrogen generation system comprising a complex of formula (I), a substrate of formula (II) and a solvent, and to the use of complexes of formula (I) in fuel cells. Another aspect of the invention relates to novel complexes of formula (I).

Ruthenium and osmium carbene compounds that are stable in the presence of a variety of functional groups and can be used to catalyze olefin metathesis reactions on unstrained cyclic and acyclic olefins are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making the carbene compounds. The carbene compounds are of the formulawhere M is Os or Ru; R<1> is hydrogen; R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, and substituted or unsubstituted aryl; X and X<1> are independently selected from any anionic ligand; and L and L<1> are independently selected from any neutral electron donor. The ruthenium and osmium carbene compounds of the present invention may be synthesized using diazo compounds, by neutral electron donor ligand exchange, by cross metathesis, using acetylene, using cumulated olefins, and in a one-pot method using diazo compounds and neutral electron donors. The ruthenium and osmium carbene compounds of the present invention may be used to catalyze olefin metathesis reactions including, but not limited to, ROMP, RCM, depolymerization of unsaturated polymers, synthesis of telechelic polymers, and olefin synthesis.