AT‐Shaped Nickel (I) Metalloradical Species
AT‐shaped NiI complex was synthesized using a rigid acridane‐based pincer ligand to
prepare a metalloradical center. Structural data displays a nickel ion is embedded in the
plane of a PNP ligand. Having a sterically exposed half‐filled orbital, this three‐coordinate
NiI species reveals unique open‐shell reactivity including the homolytic cleavage of various
σ‐bonds, such as H− H, N− N, and C− C.
prepare a metalloradical center. Structural data displays a nickel ion is embedded in the
plane of a PNP ligand. Having a sterically exposed half‐filled orbital, this three‐coordinate
NiI species reveals unique open‐shell reactivity including the homolytic cleavage of various
σ‐bonds, such as H− H, N− N, and C− C.
Abstract
A T‐shaped NiI complex was synthesized using a rigid acridane‐based pincer ligand to prepare a metalloradical center. Structural data displays a nickel ion is embedded in the plane of a PNP ligand. Having a sterically exposed half‐filled orbital, this three‐coordinate NiI species reveals unique open‐shell reactivity including the homolytic cleavage of various σ‐bonds, such as H−H, N−N, and C−C.
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