The cry
stalline heteroditopic, acyclic, and nonenolizable imino-
N-heterocyclic carbene chelating ligand1-
tert-butyl-3-(1-phenyliminophenylmethylene)imidazol-2-ylidene (de
signated a
s C
s/entitie
s/and.gif">imine) ha
s beeni
solated and
structurally characterized. The metal complexe
s [Pd(C
s/entitie
s/and.gif">imine)Cl
2], [Pd(allyl)(C
s/entitie
s/and.gif">imine)]PF
6, [Rh(COD)(C
s/entitie
s/and.gif">imine)]PF
6, and [Rh(CO)(C
s/entitie
s/and.gif">imine)
2]Cl have been prepared either by Ag tran
sfer orby reaction with the free carbene. The palladium(II) complexe
s have been te
sted for catalytic applicationin Suzuki type C-C cro
ss-coupling reaction
s of aryl bromide
s and the rhodium(I) complexe
s for thecatalytic hydroformylation of 1-octene. The metal complexe
s [Pd(C
s/entitie
s/and.gif">imine)Cl
2], [Pd(allyl)(C
s/entitie
s/and.gif">imine)]PF
6, and [Rh(CO)(C
s/entitie
s/and.gif">imine)
2]Cl have been
structurally characterized by
single-cry
stal X-ray diffraction.