Synthesis and reactivity of low-oxidation-state alkaline earth metal complexes

LA Freeman, JE Walley, RJ Gilliard Jr - Nature Synthesis, 2022 - nature.com
The synthesis of molecules that feature main-group elements in unusual oxidation states
and coordination environments is a primary pursuit of main-group chemistry. The p-block …

New horizons in low oxidation state group 2 metal chemistry

B Rösch, S Harder - Chemical Communications, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the seminal report on Mg in the+ I oxidation state in 2007, low-valent complexes
featuring a MgI–MgI bond developed from trophy molecules to state-of-the-art reducing …

Diberyllocene, a stable compound of Be (I) with a Be–Be bond

JT Boronski, AE Crumpton, LL Wales, S Aldridge - Science, 2023 - science.org
The complex diberyllocene, CpBeBeCp (Cp, cyclopentadienyl anion), has been the subject
of numerous chemical investigations over the past five decades yet has eluded experimental …

Inducing nucleophilic reactivity at beryllium with an aluminyl ligand

JT Boronski, LR Thomas-Hargreaves… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

On the nature and limits of alkaline earth–triel bonding

JT Boronski, LP Griffin, C Conder, AE Crumpton… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of a series of isostructural organometallic complexes featuring Ae–Tr bonds
(Ae= Be, Mg; Tr= Al, Ga, In) has been investigated, and their electronic structures probed by …

Chemistry of alkaline earth metals: It is not all ionic and definitely not boring!

KM Fromm - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Some scientists might consider group 2 chemistry as “boring, closed shell and all ionic,
aqueous chemistry, where everything is known! It is not worth investigating”. How wrong …

Schlenk‐Type Equilibria of Grignard‐Analogous Arylberyllium Complexes: Steric Effects

C Helling, C Jones - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of complex Schlenk equilibria is a central property of synthetically invaluable
Grignard reagents substantially affecting their reactivity and selectivity in chemical …

A neutral beryllium (I) radical

C Czernetzki, M Arrowsmith, F Fantuzzi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A Neutral Beryllium(I) Radical - Czernetzki - 2021 - Angewandte Chemie International Edition -
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Advances in beryllium coordination chemistry

LC Perera, O Raymond, W Henderson… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Beryllium has a unique combination of properties which has made it a vital component in a
wide range of technical sectors and consumer industries. However, beryllium is extremely …

Handling beryllium, the safe way

MR Buchner, M Müller - ACS Chemical Health & Safety, 2023 - ACS Publications
This paper discusses the legislative response to handling beryllium and its compounds as
well as the administrative regulations resulting from their classification as potential human …