Numerous industrial processes utilise gaseous chemical feedstocks to produce useful
chemical products. Atmospheric and other small molecule gases, including anthropogenic …

The complex diberyllocene, CpBeBeCp (Cp, cyclopentadienyl anion), has been the subject
of numerous chemical investigations over the past five decades yet has eluded experimental …

Beryllium possesses a unique amalgamation of characteristics, its electronegativity
included, that not only make it a vital component in a wide range of technical sectors and …

The reactions of anionic aluminium or gallium nucleophiles {K [E (NON)]} 2 (E= Al, 1; Ga, 2;
NON= 4, 5-bis (2, 6-diisopropylanilido)-2, 7-di tert-butyl-9, 9-dimethylxanthene) with …

A recent article by Pan and Frenking challenges our assignment of the oxidation state of low
valent group 2 compounds. With this reply, we show that our assignment of Be (+ 2) and Mg …

Carbenes, including N‐heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands, are used extensively to
stabilize open‐shell transition metal complexes and organic radicals. Yet, it remains …

We challenge the assignment of the oxidation state+ 2 for beryllium and magnesium in the
complexes Be (cAACDip) 2 and Mg (cAACDip) 2 as suggested by Gimferrer et al., Chem …

The oxidation state (OS) formalism is a much-appreciated good in chemistry, receiving wide
application. However, like all formalisms, limitations are inescapable, some of which have …

Low-oxidation-state complexes of type (BDI) Mg–Mg (BDI)(BDI, β-diketiminate) show broad
reactivity, finding application as soluble, universal reducing agents, enriching the field of …

Reaction of BeCl2 with the dilithium diamide,[{SiNDipp} Li2]({SiNDipp}={CH2SiMe2NDipp}
2), provides the dimeric chloroberyllate,[{SiNDippBeCl} Li] 2, en route to the 2-coordinate …