Organometallic chemistry is generally considered the key to homogeneous catalysis, which,
although a century old, is still today a very dynamic discipline. 1 The past decade has seen …

The previous decade has witnessed an ongoing series of stunning breakthroughs in carbon
allotrope chemistry. 1, 2 This field has attracted scientists from all disciplines, and is playing …

In sharp contrast to the use of conventional magnesium‐based Grignard reagents (R− MgX),
the application of calcium‐based heavy Grignard reagents (R− CaX) in organic synthesis …

The β-diketiminate-stabilized calcium amide complex [{ArNC (Me) CHC (Me) NAr} Ca {N
(SiMe3) 2}(THF)](Ar= 2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) and magnesium methyl complex [{ArNC (Me) …

Despite the routine employment of Grignard reagents and Hauser bases as stoichiometric
carbanion reagents in organic and inorganic synthesis, a defined reaction chemistry …

The previous decade has witnessed an ongoing series of stunning breakthroughs in carbon
allotrope chemistry. 1, 2 This field has attracted scientists from all disciplines and is playing a …

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 use of sterically demanding ligands has allowed the organometallic compounds of the
heavy alkaline-earth metals calcium, strontium and barium to emerge from the shadow cast …

The first benzylcalcium complex,(α, α-bis (trimethylsilyl) benzyl) 2calcium⊙(THF) 2 (7), has
been prepared by reacting CaI2 with α, α-bis (trimethylsilyl) benzylpotassium (6) in THF. The …

The preparation of the alkylmagnesium halides by the direct synthesis from magnesium and
haloalkanes 100 years ago [1] led to a vast development of organometallic chemistry. Since …