α-Diimine ligands, in particular 1, 4-diazabutadiene (dad) and bis (iminoacenaphthene)(
bian) derivatives, have been widely used for coordination with various metals, including …

The Grignard reaction offers a straight forward atom‐economic synthesis of
organomagnesium halides, which undergo redistribution reactions (Schlenk equilibrium) …

Attempted preparation of a low-valent Ca (I) complex by reduction of Ca iodide precursor
[LCaI (THF)] 2 (1)(L=[CH3C (NAr) CHC (CH3) NCH2CH2N (CH3) 2]−, Ar= 2, 6-i Pr2C6H3) …

A d0 niobium (V) complex, NbCl3 (α-diimine)(1a), supported by a dianionic redox-active N,
N′-bis (2, 6-diisopropylphenyl)-1, 4-diaza-2, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butadiene (α-diimine) ligand …

The α-ene-diamido ligands (the reduced form of α-diimine) have been extensively studied
as supporting ligands for s-, p-and f-block elements over the last several decades. They not …

Bulky guanidinate stabilized homoleptic complexes of [LM (thf) n L][L={ArNC (N i Pr 2)
NAr}(Ar= 2, 6-Me 2–C 6 H 3)]; M= Mg, Ca, and Zn; n= 0–1) have been synthesized with three …

We report here a series of alkali and alkaline earth metal complexes, each with a bulky
iminopyrrolyl ligand [2-(Ph3CNCH) C4H3NH](1-H) moiety in their coordination sphere …

Tungsten imido complexes bearing a redox-active ligand, such as N, N′-bis (2, 6-
diisopropylphenyl)-1, 4-diaza-2, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butadiene (L1), N, N′-bis (2, 6 …

The aluminum complexes (LMes2–) AlCl (THF)(3) and (LDipp–) AlCl2 (4)(LMes= N, N′-bis
[2, 4, 6-trimethylphenyl]-2, 3-dimethyl-1, 4-diazabutadiene, LDipp= N, N′-bis [2, 6 …

We report here a number of dianionic 1, 4-diaza-1, 3-butadiene complexes of titanium and
zirconium synthesised by a salt metathesis reaction. The reaction of either CpTiCl3 or …