1. INTRODUCTION Stable, open-shell (d1− d9) transition metal complexes in which the
metal is two-coordinate or quasi-two-coordinate are among the rarest and least investigated …

The main group and coordination chemistry of N-silylated benzamidines, RC 6 H 4 C (
NSiMe 3)[N (SiMe 3) 2], and the corresponding anions,[RC 6 H 4 C (NSiMe 3) 2]−, is …

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. decomposition, and molecular
beam epitaxy, to name but a few, require metal-organic molecules as precursors which have …

Organometallic chemistry is one of the key assets to successfully achieve complex organic
transformations. Numerous tools have been conceived and developed to address problems …

The extent to which coordinated ligands influence the chemistry of metal complexes varies
greatly across the periodic table. The transition metals support a rich variety of ligand …

Solvents are so nearly omnipresent in synthetic chemistry that a classic question for their
use has been:“What is the best solvent for this reaction?” The increasing use of …

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

Compounds of the type aryl M X, with M= Ca, Sr, Ba and X as any kind of ligand (such as
halide, phosphanide, amide, aryl), are presented. The low reactivity of the heavy alkaline …

The organocalcium chemistry developed vastly during the last decade. The preparation of
the organocalcium compounds via direct synthesis (insertion of Ca into a C‐X bond of …

Treatment of M {N (SiMe3) 2} 2 (M= Mn, Fe, Co) with various bulky β-diketimines afforded a
variety of new three-coordinate complexes which were characterized by UV− vis, 1H NMR …