Dimeric magnesium(I) β-diketiminates: a new class of quasi-universal reducing agent

C Jones - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Since the first report of their isolation in 2007, magnesium (i) dimers have transitioned from
being chemical curiosities to versatile reducing agents that are used by an ever-increasing …

Low-valent transition metalate anions in synthesis, small molecule activation, and catalysis

VR Landaeta, TM Horsley Downie, R Wolf - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
This review surveys the synthesis and reactivity of low-oxidation state metalate anions of the
d-block elements, with an emphasis on contributions reported between 2006 and 2022 …

Probing the extremes of covalency in M− Al bonds: lithium and zinc aluminyl compounds

MMD Roy, J Hicks, P Vasko, A Heilmann… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic routes to lithium, magnesium, and zinc aluminyl complexes are reported, allowing
for the first structural characterization of an unsupported lithium–aluminium bond …

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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A combined experimental and computational study on the reaction of fluoroarenes with Mg–Mg, Mg–Zn, Mg–Al and Al–Zn bonds

C Bakewell, BJ Ward, AJP White, MR Crimmin - Chemical Science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Through a combined experimental and computational (DFT) approach, the reaction
mechanism of the addition of fluoroarenes to Mg–Mg bonds has been determined as a …

A mixed‐valence tri‐zinc complex,[LZnZnZnL](L= bulky amide), bearing a linear chain of two‐coordinate zinc atoms

J Hicks, EJ Underhill, CE Kefalidis… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Reduction of a variety of extremely bulky amido Group 12 metal halide complexes,[LMX
(THF) 0, 1](L= amide; M= Zn, Cd, or Hg; X= halide) with a magnesium (I) dimer gave a …

Open questions in low oxidation state group 2 chemistry

C Jones - Communications Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
The chemistry of stable low oxidation state group 2 metal compounds was initiated in 2007
and has since expanded rapidly, yielding many surprises. Here the author outlines …

H2 and carbon-heteroatom bond activation mediated by polarized heterobimetallic complexes

RM Charles III, TP Brewster - Coordination chemistry reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The field of heterobimetallic chemistry has rapidly expanded over the last decade. In
addition to their interesting structural features, heterobimetallic structures have been found …

Molecular Complexes Featuring Unsupported Dispersion-Enhanced Aluminum–Copper and Gallium–Copper Bonds

KL Mears, CR Stennett, EK Taskinen… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The reaction of the copper (I) β-diketiminate copper complex {(Cu (BDIMes)) 2 (μ-
C6H6)}(BDIMes= N, N′-bis (2, 4, 6-trimethylphenyl) pentane-2, 4-diiminate) with the low …

Synthesis, Characterization, and Alkyne Trimerization Catalysis of a Heteroleptic Two-Coordinate FeI Complex

MI Lipschutz, T Chantarojsiri, Y Dong… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of the first heteroleptic, two-coordinate FeI complex IPr–Fe–N (SiMe3) DIPP
(1)(IPr= 1, 3-bis (2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) imidazol-2-ylidene; DIPP= 2, 6-i Pr2–C6H3) is …