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Sarkar D, Vasko P, Gluharev T, Griffin LP, Bogle C, Struijs J, Tang J, Roper AF, Crumpton AE, Aldridge S. Synthesis, Isolation, and Reactivity Studies of 'Naked' Acyclic Gallyl and Indyl Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407427. [PMID: 38775385 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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By exploiting the electronic capabilities of the N-heterocyclic boryloxy (NHBO) ligand, we have synthesized "naked" acyclic gallyl [Ga{OB(NDippCH)2}2]- and indyl [In{OB(NDippCH)2}2]- anions (as their [K(2.2.2-crypt)]+ salts) through K+ abstraction from [KGa{OB(NDippCH)2}2] and [KIn{OB(NDippCH)2}2] using 2.2.2-crypt. These systems represent the first O-ligated gallyl/indyl systems, are ultimately accessed from cyclopentadienyl GaI/InI precursors by substitution chemistry, and display nucleophilic reactivity which is strongly influenced by the presence (or otherwise) of the K+ counterion.
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- Debotra Sarkar
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, A. I. Virtasen Aukio 1, P.O. Box 55, Helsinki, FI-00014, Finland
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Park Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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Griffin LP, Ellwanger MA, Crumpton AE, Roy MMD, Heilmann A, Aldridge S. Mercury-Group 13 Metal Covalent Bonds: A Systematic Comparison of Aluminyl, Gallyl and Indyl Metallo-ligands. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404527. [PMID: 38545953 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Bimetallic compounds containing direct metal-group 13 element bonds have been shown to display unprecedented patterns of cooperative reactivity towards small molecules, which can be influenced by the identity of the group 13 element. In this context, we present here a systematic appraisal of group 13 metallo-ligands of the type [(NON)E]- (NON=4,5-bis(2,6-diisopropylanilido)-2,7-di-tert-butyl-9,9-dimethylxanthene) for E=Al, Ga and In, through a comparison of structural and spectroscopic parameters associated with the trans L or X ligands in linear d10 complexes of the types LM{E(NON)} and XM'{E(NON)}. These studies are facilitated by convenient syntheses (from the In(I) precursor, InCp) of the potassium indyl species [{K(NON)In}⋅KCp]n (1) and [(18-crown-6)2K2Cp] [(NON)In] (1'), and lead to the first structural characterisation of Ag-In and Hg-E (E=Al, In) covalent bonds. The resulting structural, spectroscopic and quantum chemical probes of Ag/Hg complexes are consistent with markedly stronger σ-donor capabilities of the aluminyl ligand, [(NON)Al]-, over its gallium and indium counterparts.
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- Liam P Griffin
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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Wang Y, Crumpton AE, Ellwanger MA, McManus C, Aldridge S. Boryl Ancillary Ligands: Influencing Stability and Reactivity of Amidinato-Silanone and Germanone Systems in Ammonia Activation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202402795. [PMID: 38465783 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202402795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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While the nucleophilic addition of ammonia to ketones is an archetypal reaction in classical organic chemistry, the reactivity of heavier group 14 carbonyl analogues (R2E=O; E=Si, Ge, Sn, or Pb) with NH3 remains sparsely investigated, primarily due to the synthetic difficulties in accessing heavier ketone congeners. Herein, we present a room-temperature stable boryl-substituted amidinato-silanone {(HCDippN)2B}{PhC(tBuN)2}Si=O (Dipp=2,6-iPr2C6H3) (together with its germanone analogue), formed from the corresponding silylene under a N2O atmosphere. This system reacts cleanly with ammonia in 1,2-fashion to give an isolable sila-hemiaminal complex {(HCDippN)2B}{PhC(tBuN)2}Si(OH)(NH2). Quantum chemical calculations reveal that the formation of this sila-hemiaminal is crucially dependent on the nature of the ancillary ligand scaffold. It is facilitated thermodynamically by the hemi-lability of the amidinate ligand (which allows for the formation of an energetically critical intramolecular N⋅⋅⋅HO hydrogen bond within the product) and is enabled mech-anistically by a process in which the silanone initially acts in umpolung fashion as a base (rather than an acid), due to the strongly electron-releasing and sterically bulky nature of the ancillary boryl ligand.
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- Yuwen Wang
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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Dhara D, Endres L, Krummenacher I, Arrowsmith M, Dewhurst RD, Engels B, Bertermann R, Finze M, Demeshko S, Meyer F, Fantuzzi F, Braunschweig H. Synthesis and Reactivity of a Dialane-Bridged Diradical. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401052. [PMID: 38415886 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Radicals of the lightest group 13 element, boron, are well established and observed in numerous forms. In contrast to boron, radical chemistry involving the heavier group 13 elements (aluminum, gallium, indium, and thallium) remains largely underexplored, primarily attributed to the formidable synthetic challenges associated with these elements. Herein, we report the synthesis and isolation of planar and twisted conformers of a doubly CAAC (cyclic alkyl(amino)carbene)-radical-substituted dialane. Extensive characterization through spectroscopic analyses and X-ray crystallography confirms their identity, while quantum chemical calculations support their open-shell nature and provide further insights into their electronic structures. The dialane-connected diradicals exhibit high susceptibility to oxidation, as evidenced by electrochemical measurements and reactions with o-chloranil and a variety of organic azides. This study opens a previously uncharted class of dialuminum systems to study, broadening the scope of diradical chemistry and its potential applications.
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- Debabrata Dhara
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Emil-Fischer-Str. 42, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Emil-Fischer-Str. 42, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 4, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 4, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, Park Wood Rd, CT2 7NH, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Zheng X, Crumpton AE, Protchenko AV, Ellwanger MA, Heilmann A, Aldridge S. Synthesis of Homo-Metallic Heavier Analogues of Cyclobutene and the Cyclobutadiene Dianion. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300006. [PMID: 36594576 PMCID: PMC10947146 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The reduction of the boryl-substituted SnII bromide {(HCDippN)2 B}Sn(IPrMe)Br with 1.5 equivalents of potassium graphite leads to the generation of the cyclic tetratin tetraboryl system K2 [Sn4 {B(NDippCH)2 }4 ], a homo-metallic heavier analogue of the cyclobutadiene dianion. This system is non-aromatic as determined by Nucleus Independent Chemical Shift Calculations (NICS(0)=-0.28, NICS(1)=-3.17), with the primary contributing resonance structures shown by Natural Resonance Theory (NRT) to involve a Sn=Sn double bond and 1,2-localized negative charges. Abstraction of the K+ cations or oxidation leads to contraction or cleavage of the Sn4 unit, respectively, while protonation generates the neutral dihydride 1,2-Sn4 {B(NDippCH)2 }4 H2 (a heavier homologue of cyclobutene) in a manner consistent with the predicted charge distribution in the [Sn4 {B(NDippCH)2 }4 ]2- dianion.
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- Xiongfei Zheng
- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOX1 3QROxfordUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOX1 3QROxfordUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOX1 3QROxfordUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOX1 3QROxfordUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOX1 3QROxfordUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOX1 3QROxfordUK
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Baird SR, Hupf E, Watson IC, Ferguson MJ, Rivard E. An indium(I) tetramer bound by anionic N-heterocyclic olefins: ambiphilic reactivity, transmetallation and a rare indium-imide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:2903-2906. [PMID: 36752173 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc07006e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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An organometallic tetrahedron-shaped indium(I) tetramer [(MeIPrCH)In]4 (MeIPrCH = [(MeCNDipp)2CCH]-; Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) supported by anionic N-heterocyclic olefin (aNHO) ligands is reported. The monomeric unit of this species exhibits both Lewis acidic and basic character at indium, while the steric profile of the aNHO ligand enables isolation of a rare monomeric imide, RInNR'.
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- Samuel R Baird
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Dr., Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada.
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Kristallographie, Universität Bremen, Leobener Str. 7, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Dr., Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Dr., Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Dr., Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G2, Canada.
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Zheng X, Crumpton AE, Protchenko AV, Heilmann A, Ellwanger MA, Aldridge S. Disproportionation and Ligand Lability in Low Oxidation State Boryl-Tin Chemistry. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203395. [PMID: 36399407 PMCID: PMC10947314 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Boryltin compounds featuring the metal in the+1 or 0 oxidation states can be synthesized from the carbene-stabilized tin(II) bromide (boryl)Sn(NHC)Br (boryl={B(NDippCH)2 }; NHC=C{(Ni PrCMe)2 }) by the use of strong reducing agents. The formation of the mono-carbene stabilized distannyne and donor-free distannide systems (boryl)SnSn(IPrMe)(boryl) (2) and K2 [Sn2 (boryl)2 ] (3), using Mg(I) and K reducing agents mirrors related germanium chemistry. In contrast to their lighter congeners, however, systems of the type [Sn(boryl)]n are unstable with respect to disproportionation. Carbene abstraction from 2 using BPh3 , and two-electron oxidation of 3 both result in the formation of a 2 : 1 mixture of the Sn(II) compound Sn(boryl)2 , and the hexatin cluster, Sn6 (boryl)4 (4). A viable mechanism for this rearrangement is shown by quantum chemical studies to involve a vinylidene intermediate (analogous to the isolable germanium compound, (boryl)2 Ge=Ge), which undergoes facile atom transfer to generate Sn(boryl)2 and trinuclear [Sn3 (boryl)2 ]. The latter then dimerizes to give the observed hexametallic product 4, with independent studies showing that similar trigermanium species aggregate in analogous fashion.
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- Xiongfei Zheng
- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QRUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QRUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QRUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QRUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QRUK
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- Inorganic Chemistry LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity of OxfordSouth Parks RoadOxfordOX1 3QRUK
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Lin YJ, Liu WC, Liu YH, Lee GH, Chien SY, Chiu CW. A linear Di-coordinate boron radical cation. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7051. [PMCID: PMC9671878 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34900-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AbstractThe pursuit of di-coordinate boron radical has been continued for more than a half century, and their stabilization and structural characterization remains a challenge. Here we report the isolation and structural characterization of a linear di-coordinate boron radical cation, achieved by stabilizing the two reactive atomic orbitals of the central boron atom by two orthogonal π-donating and π-accepting functionalities. The electron deficient radical cation undergoes facile one-electron reduction to borylene and binds Lewis base to give heteroleptic tri-coordinate boron radical cation. The co-existence of half-filled and empty p orbitals at boron also allows the CO-regulated electron transfer to be explored. As the introduction of CO promotes the electron transfer from a tri-coordinate neutral boron radical to a boron radical cation, the removal of CO under vacuum furnishes the reverse electron transfer from borylene to yield a solution consisting of two boron radicals.
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Synthesis of an N‐Heterocylic Boryl‐Stabilized Disilyne and Its Application to the Activation of Dihydrogen and C−H Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205785. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Feng Z, Tang S, Su Y, Wang X. Recent advances in stable main group element radicals: preparation and characterization. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:5930-5973. [PMID: 35770612 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00288d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Radical species are significant in modern chemistry. Their unique chemical bonding and novel physicochemical properties play significant roles not only in fundamental chemistry, but also in materials science. Main group element radicals are usually transient due to their high reactivity. Highly stable radicals are often stabilized by π-delocalization, sterically demanding ligands, carbenes and weakly coordinating anions in recent years. This review presents the recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, reactivity and physical properties of isolable main group element radicals.
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- Zhongtao Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Ding Y, Li Y, Zhang J, Cui C. Synthesis of an N‐Heterocylic Boryl‐Stabilized Disilyne and its Application to the Activation of Dihydrogen and C−H Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yazhou Ding
- Nankai University Institute of elemento-organic chemistry CHINA
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- Nankai University College of Chemistry Institute of elemento-organic chemistry CHINA
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- Nankai University College of Chemistry Institute of elemento-organic chemistry CHINA
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- Nankai University Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry 94 Weijin Road 300071 Tianjin CHINA
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Helling C, Haak J, Wölper C, Cutsail GE, Schulz S. Sequential Reduction of Borylstibane to an Electronically Nonsymmetric Diboryldistibene Radical Anion. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:5124-5132. [PMID: 35293742 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Understanding the formation of metal-metal bonds and their electronic structures is still a scientific task. We herein report on the stepwise synthesis of boryl-substituted antimony compounds in which the antimony atoms adopt four different oxidation states (+III, +II, +I, +I/0). Sb-C bond homolysis of Cp*[(HCNDip)2B]SbCl (1; Cp* = C5Me5; Dip = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) gave diboryldichlorodistibane [(HCNDip)2BSbCl]2 (2), which reacted with KC8 to form diboryldistibene [(HCNDip)2BSb]2 (3) and traces of cyclotetrastibane [(HCNDip)2B]3Sb4Cl (5). One-electron reduction of 3 yielded the potassium salt of the diboryldistibene radical anion [(HCNDip)2BSb]2̇-, [K(18-c-6)(OEt2)][{(HCNDip)2BSb}2] (4), which exhibits an unprecedented inequivalent spin localization on the Sb-Sb bond and hence an unsymmetric electronic structure. Compounds 1-4 were characterized by heteronuclear nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) (1H, 13C, 11B), infrared (IR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy (3, 4), and single crystal X-ray diffraction (sc-XRD, 1-5), while the bonding nature of 3 and 4 was analyzed by quantum chemical calculations. EPR spectroscopy resolves the dissimilar Sb hyperfine tensors of 4, reflecting the inequivalent spin distribution, setting 4 uniquely apart from all previously characterized dipnictene radical anions.
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- Christoph Helling
- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (CEC), 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.,Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (CEC), 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.,Center for Nanointegration Duisburg Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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Li B, Geoghegan B, Weinert HM, Wölper C, Cutsail III G, Schulz S. Synthesis and redox activity of carbene-coordinated group 13 metal radicals. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:4372-4375. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00216g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Carbenes are known to stabilize main group element compounds with unusual electronic properties. Herein, we report the synthesis of carbene-stabilized group 13 metal radicals (cAAC)MX2(IPr) (M = Al, X =...
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Arrowsmith M, Endres S, Heinz M, Nestler V, Holthausen MC, Braunschweig H. Probing the Boundaries between Lewis-Basic and Redox Behavior of a Parent Borylene. Chemistry 2021; 27:17660-17668. [PMID: 34596278 PMCID: PMC9299150 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The parent borylene (CAAC)(Me3 P)BH, 1 (CAAC=cyclic alkyl(amino)carbene), acts both as a Lewis base and one-electron reducing agent towards group 13 trichlorides (ECl3 , E=B, Al, Ga, In), yielding the adducts 1-ECl3 and increasing proportions of the radical cation [1]•+ for the heavier group 13 analogues. With boron trihalides (BX3 , X=F, Cl, Br, I) 1 undergoes sequential adduct formation and halide abstraction reactions to yield borylboronium cations and shows an increasing tendency towards redox processes for the heavier halides. Calculations confirm that 1 acts as a strong Lewis base towards EX3 and show a marked increase in the B-E bond dissociation energies down both group 13 and the halide group.
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- Merle Arrowsmith
- Institute for Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische ChemieGoethe-Universität Frankfurt am MainMax-von-Laue-Str. 760438Frankfurt am MainGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische ChemieGoethe-Universität Frankfurt am MainMax-von-Laue-Str. 760438Frankfurt am MainGermany
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- Institute for Inorganic ChemistryJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgAm Hubland97074WürzburgGermany
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A crystalline radical cation derived from Thiele's hydrocarbon with redox range beyond 1 V. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7052. [PMID: 34862371 PMCID: PMC8642399 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27104-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Thiele’s hydrocarbon occupies a central role as an open-shell platform for new organic materials, however little is known about its redox behaviour. While recent synthetic approaches involving symmetrical carbene substitution of the CPh2 termini yield isolable neutral/dicationic analogues, the intervening radical cations are much more difficult to isolate, due to narrow compatible redox ranges (typically < 0.25 V). Here we show that a hybrid BN/carbene approach allows access to an unsymmetrical analogue of Thiele’s hydrocarbon 1, and that this strategy confers markedly enhanced stability on the radical cation. 1•+ is stable across an exceptionally wide redox range (> 1 V), permitting its isolation in crystalline form. Further single-electron oxidation affords borenium dication 12+, thereby establishing an organoboron redox system fully characterized in all three redox states. We perceive that this strategy can be extended to other transient organic radicals to widen their redox stability window and facilitate their isolation. Organic molecules that can access various redox states have potential applications in electronics, batteries, catalysis, among others. Here the authors report the preparation of an unsymmetrical organoboron analogue of Thiele’s hydrocarbon and study its one- and two-electron oxidation reactions; remarkably, the radical cation is stable over a redox range of > 1 V and can also be isolated.
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Bonding in M(NHBMe)2 and M[Mn(CO)5]2 complexes (M=Zn, Cd, Hg; NHBMe=(HCNMe)2B): divalent group 12 metals with zero oxidation state. Theor Chem Acc 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-021-02751-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AbstractQuantum chemical studies using density functional theory were carried out on M(NHBMe)2 and M[Mn(CO)5]2 (M=Zn, Cd, Hg) complexes. The calculations suggest that M(NHBMe)2 and M[Mn(CO)5]2 have D2d and D4d symmetry, respectively, with a 1A1 electronic ground state. The bond dissociation energies of the ligands have the order of Zn > Cd > Hg. A thorough bonding analysis using charge and energy decomposition methods suggests that the title complexes are best represented as NHBMe⇆M0⇄NHBMe and Mn(CO)5⇆M0⇄Mn(CO)5 where the metal atom M in the electronic ground state with an ns2 electron configuration is bonded to the (NHBMe)2 and [Mn(CO)5]2 ligands through donor–acceptor interaction. These experimentally known complexes are the first examples of mononuclear complexes with divalent group 12 metals with zero oxidation state that are stable at ambient condition. These complexes represent the rare situation where the ligands act as a strong acceptor and the metal center acts as strong donor. The relativistic effect of Hg leads to a weaker electron donating strength of the 6s orbital, which explains the trend of the bond dissociation energy.
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AbstractOrganoboron compounds play prominent roles in structural, synthetic, and materials chemistry because boron atoms can feature electrophilic, ambiphilic, or nucleophilic character. This perspective briefly describes the most recent progress in organoboron chemistry, focusing on new boron molecules and their applications that have attracted great interest from main-group chemists. The research hotspots arising from these pioneering results are also discussed.1 Introduction2 Diboron Reagents3 Boryl Anions4 Borylenes5 Nucleophilic or Ambiphilic Boron-Containing N-Heterocycles6 Conclusions and Outlook
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- Lingbing Kong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Nankai University
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Nankai University
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Shere H, Hill MS, Pécharman AF, Mahon MF. Reactivity of a magnesium diboranate with organic nitriles. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:1283-1292. [PMID: 33393542 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt04016a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A series of complexes generated through reactions of the β-diketiminato magnesium diboranate species, [(BDI)Mg{(n-Bu)pinB-Bpin}] (BDI = HC{(Me)CNDipp}2; Dipp = 2,6-di-iso-propylphenyl), and a variety of organic nitriles are reported. Although, in every case, the diboranate anion acts as a surrogate source of the {Bpin} nucleophile, resulting in B-C bond formation at the electrophilic sp-hydridised nitrile carbon, the resultant compounds display a variable propensity to undergo subsequent reaction with additional nitrile equivalents. This behaviour is rationalised to be a consequence of substituent-dependent modulation in the basicity and resultant electrophilicity of magnesium-coordinated nitrile intermediates.
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- Henry Shere
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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Boronski JT, Stevens MP, van IJzendoorn B, Whitwood AC, Slattery JM. Insights into the Composition and Structural Chemistry of Gallium(I) Triflate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:1567-1572. [PMID: 33022877 PMCID: PMC7839670 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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"GaOTf" is a simple, convenient source of low-valent gallium for synthetic chemistry and catalysis. However, little is currently known about its composition or reactivity. In this work, 71 Ga NMR spectroscopy shows the presence of [Ga(arene)n ]+ salts on oxidation of Ga metal with AgOTf in arene solvents. However, a more complex picture of speciation is uncovered by X-ray diffraction studies. In all cases, mixed-valence compounds containing Ga-arene and Ga-OTf coordination motifs, in addition to an unusual "naked" [Ga]+ ion, are found. Addition of 18-crown-6 allows for the isolation of a discrete GaI crown complex. Evidence of a potential intermediate in the formation of "GaOTf" has been isolated in the form of the bimetallic silver(I)/gallium(I) cluster anion [Ag4 {Ga(OTf)3 }4 (μ-Ga)6 (OTf)4 ]2- .
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- Josef T. Boronski
- Department of ChemistryThe University of YorkHeslingtonYorkYO10 5DDUK
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- Department of ChemistryThe University of YorkHeslingtonYorkYO10 5DDUK
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Boronski JT, Stevens MP, IJzendoorn B, Whitwood AC, Slattery JM. Insights into the Composition and Structural Chemistry of Gallium(I) Triflate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Josef T. Boronski
- Department of Chemistry The University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of York Heslington York YO10 5DD UK
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Oda A, Tanaka T, Sawabe K, Satsuma A. How to Constrain Metal-Oxyl Bonds on a Solid Surface? Lesson from Isovalent Zn(II)-Oxyl and Ga(III)-Oxyl Bonds Isolated in Zeolite Matrix. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:9426-9431. [PMID: 33107740 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Isolation of the atomic O radical anion bound to a metal ion (metal-oxyl) on solid surfaces is highly desirable for an understanding of how we should design the surface structure for using oxyl as the reactive site. Owing to the analytical difficulty of oxyl, however, even identification of oxyl remains scarce. Herein, we report isovalent ZnII-oxyl and GaIII-oxyl bonds isolated in the zeolite matrix. Close similarities in reactivity, spectroscopic property, and bonding nature were observed between them, but their site requirements were entirely different; the former is generated at the monovalent ion-exchangeable site, whereas the latter at the divalent ion-exchangeable site. This study strongly suggests that tuning the polarization of the metal-oxygen bond using the charge-controlled lattice oxygens is a useful way to constrain surface metal-oxyl bonds.
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- Akira Oda
- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
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Dange D, Paparo A, Jones C. Synthesis and Characterization of a Magnesium Boryl and a Beryllium-Substituted Diazaborole. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:2447-2450. [PMID: 32558390 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Reaction of a lithium boryl, [(THF)2 Li{B(DAB)}] (DAB=[(DipNCH)2 ]2- , Dip=2,6-diisopropylphenyl), with a dinuclear magnesium(I) compound [{(Mes Nacnac)Mg}2 ] (Mes Nacnac=[HC(MeCNMes)2 ]- , Mes=mesityl) unexpectedly afforded a rare example of a terminal magnesium boryl species, [(Mes Nacnac)(THF)Mg{B(DAB)}]. Attempts to prepare the magnesium boryl via a salt metathesis reaction between the lithium boryl and a β-diketiminato magnesium iodide compound, instead led to an intractable mixture of products. Similarly, reaction of the lithium boryl with a β-diketiminato beryllium bromide precursor, [(Dep Nacnac)BeBr] (Dep=2,6-diethylphenyl) did not give a beryllium boryl, but instead afforded an unprecedented example of a beryllium substituted diazaborole heterocycle, [{(Dep Nacnac)Be(4-DAB-H )}BBr]. For sake of comparison, the same group 2 halide precursor compounds were treated with a potassium gallyl analogue of the lithium boryl, viz. [(tmeda)K{:Ga(DAB)}] (tmeda=N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine), but no reactions were observed.
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- Deepak Dange
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, Melbourne, VIC, 3800, Australia
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Siddiqui MM, Banerjee S, Bose S, Sarkar SK, Gupta SK, Kretsch J, Graw N, Herbst-Irmer R, Stalke D, Dutta S, Koley D, Roesky HW. Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene-Stabilized Aluminum and Gallium Radicals Based on Amidinate Scaffolds. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:11253-11258. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Mujahuddin M. Siddiqui
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata 741246, India
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata 741246, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata 741246, India
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 4, Göttingen 37077, Germany
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Glootz K, Kratzert D, Krossing I. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Gallium(I) and Indium(I) Cations Coordinated by Pentamethylethylenediamine. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Kim Glootz
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie und Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF) Universität Freiburg Albertstr. 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie und Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF) Universität Freiburg Albertstr. 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie und Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF) Universität Freiburg Albertstr. 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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Feng Z, Fang Y, Ruan H, Zhao Y, Tan G, Wang X. Stable Radical Cation and Dication of an N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Stabilized Digallene: Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Zhongtao Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic MaterialsSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic MaterialsSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic MaterialsSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic MaterialsSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic MaterialsSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials ScienceSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistryJiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic MaterialsSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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Feng Z, Fang Y, Ruan H, Zhao Y, Tan G, Wang X. Stable Radical Cation and Dication of an N-Heterocyclic Carbene Stabilized Digallene: Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:6769-6774. [PMID: 31994317 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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One- and two-electron oxidation of a digallene stabilized by an N-heterocyclic carbene afforded the first stable gallium-based radical cation and dication salts, respectively. Structural analysis and theoretical calculations reveal that the oxidation occurs at the Ga=Ga double bond, leading to removal of π electrons of the double bond and a decrease of the bond order. The spin density of the radical cation mainly locates at the two gallium centers as demonstrated by EPR spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. Moreover, the reactivity of the radical cation salt toward nBu3 SnH and cyclo-S8 was studied; a digallium-hydride cation salt containing a Ga-Ga single bond and a gallium sulfide cluster bearing an unprecedented ladder-like Ga4 S4 core structure were obtained, respectively.
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- Zhongtao Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China.,College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Liu Z, Zhang J, Yang H, Cui C. Synthesis of Boryl-Substituted Disilane, Disilene, and Silyl Cation. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Zhaocai Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People’s Republic of China
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Liu Z, Cui C. Reaction of a boryl anion with silicon halides and alkoxysilanes: Synthesis of borylsilanes. J Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2019.121041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cutsail GE. Applications of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to heavy main-group radicals. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12128-12135. [PMID: 32812583 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02436h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The exploration of heavy main-group radicals is rapidly expanding, for which electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic characterisation plays a key role. EPR spectroscopy has the capacity to deliver information of the radical's electronic, geometric and bonding structure. Herein, foundations of electron-nuclear hyperfine analysis are detailed before reviewing more recent applications of EPR spectroscopy to As, Sb, and Bi centred radicals. Additional diverse examples of the application of EPR spectroscopy to other heavy main group radicals are highlighted.
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- George E Cutsail
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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Saha R, Pan S, Chattaraj PK, Merino G. Filling the void: controlled donor-acceptor interaction facilitates the formation of an M-M single bond in the zero oxidation state of M (M = Zn, Cd, Hg). Dalton Trans 2020; 49:1056-1064. [PMID: 31848549 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04213j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The intriguing question of whether it is possible to form a genuine M0-M0 single bond for the M2 species (M = Zn, Cd, Hg) is addressed here. So far, all the bonds reported in the literature are exclusively MI-MI. Herein, we present viable M2(NHBMe)2 (M = Zn, Cd, Hg; NHBMe = (HCNMe)2B) complexes in which the controlled donor-acceptor interaction leads to an M0-M0 single bond. In these complexes, M2 in the 1∑g ground state with the (nσg+)2(nσu+)2 (n = 7, 10 and 14 for M = Zn, Cd and Hg, respectively) valence electron configuration forms donor-acceptor bonding with singlet 2NHBMe ligands where a combined effect of dominant (+,-) σ-backdonation from the antibonding (nσu+)2 orbital of M2 to the 2NHBMe ligands and a somewhat weaker (+,+) σ-donation from the 2NHBMe ligands to the bonding (n + 1)σg+ orbital leads to the unorthodox bonding situation of forming an M-M single bond in the zero oxidation state by eventually nullifying one effect by another. This is an unprecedented situation in the sense that the NHBMe ligand acts as a strong σ-acceptor and a weaker σ-donor. A comparison with the experimentally reported M2(PhDipp)2 complexes reveals the uniqueness of the NHBMe ligand in exhibiting such a bonding scenario. The M2(NHBMe)2 complex is thermochemically viable with respect to possible dissociation channels at room temperature, except for metal extrusion processes, M2(NHBMe)2 → M + M(NHBMe)2 and M2(NHBMe)2 → M2 + (NHBMe)2. Although the latter two processes are exergonic, they are kinetically protected by a high free energy barrier of 26.5-39.5 kcal mol-1. The experimental characterization of M2(PhDipp)2 despite similar exergonic channels reveals such kinetic stability to be enough for the viability of the M2(NHBMe)2 complexes. Furthermore, the ligand exchange reaction considering M2(PhMe)2 as the starting material also turned out to be feasible. Therefore, the M2(NHBMe)2 complexes are the first cases that feature a neutral M2 moiety with a single M0-M0 covalent bond, where M is a Group 12 metal.
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- Ranajit Saha
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India.
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Schröder J, Böttcher T. 2,6‐Bis(diazaboryl)pyridine – A Ligand with Hemilabile Donor and Lewis Acid Functionalities. Eur J Inorg Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201901164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jan Schröder
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Universität Freiburg Albertstr. 19 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Universität Freiburg Albertstr. 19 79104 Freiburg Germany
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Kristinsdóttir L, Oldroyd NL, Grabiner R, Knights AW, Heilmann A, Protchenko AV, Niu H, Kolychev EL, Campos J, Hicks J, Christensen KE, Aldridge S. Synthetic, structural and reaction chemistry of N-heterocyclic germylene and stannylene compounds featuring N-boryl substituents. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:11951-11960. [PMID: 31318369 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt02449b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This study details the syntheses of N-heterocyclic germylenes and stannylenes featuring diazaborolyl groups, {(HCDippN)2B} (Dipp = 2,6-iPr2C6H3), as both of the N-bound substituents, with a view to generating electron rich and sterically protected metal centres. The energies of their key frontier orbitals - the group 14-centred lone pair and orthogonal pπ-orbital (typically the HOMO-2 and LUMO) have been probed by DFT calculations and compared with a related acyclic analogue, revealing (in the case of the stannylenes) a correlation with the measured 119Sn chemical shifts. The reactivity of the germylene systems towards oxygen atom transfer agents has been examined, with 2 : 1 reaction stoichiometries being observed for both Me3NO and pyridine N-oxide, leading to the formation of products thought to be derived from the activation of C-H bonds by a transient first-formed germanone.
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- Lilja Kristinsdóttir
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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Pécharman AF, Hill MS, McMullon G, McMullin CL, Mahon MF. Snapshots of magnesium-centred diborane heterolysis by an outer sphere S N2 process. Chem Sci 2019; 10:6672-6682. [PMID: 31367321 PMCID: PMC6624991 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc02087j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Reactions of a magnesium diboranate as a source of [Bpin]– anions are initiated by ‘outer sphere’ attack of C
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N bonded substrates.
Reactions of the β-diketiminato magnesium diboranate derivative, [(BDI)Mg{pinB(n-Bu)Bpin}] (BDI = HC{(Me)CNDipp}2; Dipp = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3), with N,N′-dialkyl and N,N′-diaryl carbodiimides provided the corresponding C-borylated magnesium borylamidinates. This reactivity occurs with the displacement of n-BuBpin and with the apparent addition of a nucleophilic {Bpin} anion to the electrophilic unsaturated carbodiimide carbon centres. In contrast, while analogous reactions of [(BDI)Mg{pinB(n-Bu)Bpin}] with N-alkyl or N-aryl aldimines and ketimines also resulted in facile displacement of n-BuBpin, they provided the organomagnesium products of {Bpin} addition to the imine nitrogen atom rather than the more electrophilic trigonal imine carbon. Computational assessment by density functional theory (DFT) indicated that, although the energetic differences are marginal, the organomagnesium products may be considered as the kinetic outcome of these reactions with respect to the generation of alternative amidomagnesium regioisomers. This latter deduction was borne out by the thermally-induced conversion of two such organomagnesium species to their C-borylated amidomagnesium isomers, both of which occur with negligible entropies of activation indicative of purely intramolecular processes. Detailed analysis by DFT of the reaction of [(BDI)Mg{pinB(n-Bu)Bpin}] with PhN
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CHPh indicated that B–N bond formation is initiated by attack of the imine nitrogen at the three-coordinate boron atom of the diboranate anion rather than the more crowded magnesium centre. Consistent with an effectively spontaneous reaction, the resultant cleavage of the B–B bond of the diboranate unit is accomplished via the traversal of two very modest barriers of only 8.3 and 6.7 kcal mol–1. This analysis was also supportive of a subsequent intramolecular B–N to B–C isomerisation process. Of greater general significance, however, the addition of the {Bpin}– anion to the reducible aldimine is best rationalised as a consequence of the electrophilic character of this three-coordinate boron centre rather than any intrinsic nucleophilicity associated with the B–B bond of the [pinBB(n-Bu)pin]– anion.
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Bath , Claverton Down , Bath , BA2 7AY , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Bath , Claverton Down , Bath , BA2 7AY , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Bath , Claverton Down , Bath , BA2 7AY , UK . ;
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Bath , Claverton Down , Bath , BA2 7AY , UK . ;
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Saha R, Pan S, Merino G, Chattaraj PK. Unprecedented Bonding Situation in Viable E
2
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Me
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Me
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Me
)
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B) Complexes: Neutral E
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Forms a Single E−E Covalent Bond. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:8372-8377. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ranajit Saha
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- Departamento de Física AplicadaCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida. Km 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso.Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex 97310 Mérida Yuc. México
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Theoretical StudiesIndian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai 400076 India
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Hofmann A, Légaré MA, Wüst L, Braunschweig H. Heterodiatomic Multiple Bonding in Group 13: A Complex with a Boron-Aluminum π Bond Reduces CO 2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:9776-9781. [PMID: 30985966 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201902655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Heterodiatomic multiple bonds have never been observed within Group 13. Herein, we disclose a method that generates [(CAAC)PhB=AlCp3t ] (1), a complex featuring π bonding between boron and aluminum through the association of singlet fragments. We present the properties of this multiple bond as well as the reactivity of the complex with carbon dioxide, which yields a boron CO complex via an unusual metathesis reaction.
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- Alexander Hofmann
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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Hofmann A, Légaré M, Wüst L, Braunschweig H. Heterodiatomare Mehrfachbindung zwischen Elementen der Gruppe 13: Ein Komplex mit B‐Al‐π‐Bindung reduziert CO
2. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201902655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Alexander Hofmann
- Institut für Anorganische ChemieJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
- Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with BoronJulius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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Saha R, Pan S, Merino G, Chattaraj PK. Unprecedented Bonding Situation in Viable E 2(NHB Me) 2(E=Be, Mg; NHB Me=(HCN Me) 2B) Complexes: Neutral E 2Forms a Single E−E Covalent Bond. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201900992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ranajit Saha
- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- Departamento de Física AplicadaCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida. Km 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso.Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex 97310 Mérida Yuc. México
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- Department of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Theoretical StudiesIndian Institute of Technology Bombay Mumbai 400076 India
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Kristinsdóttir L, Vasko P, Niu H, Kolychev EL, Campos J, Fuentes MÁ, Hicks J, Thompson AL, Aldridge S. Borylated N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Rearrangement and Chemical Trapping. Chemistry 2019; 25:2556-2568. [PMID: 30537403 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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This study details attempts to access N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) featuring the diazaborolyl group, {(HCNDipp)2 B}, as one or both of the N-bound substituents, to generate strongly electron-donating and sterically imposing new carbene ligands. Attempts to isolate N-heterocyclic carbenes based around imidazolylidene or related heterocycles, are characterized by facile N-to-C migration of the boryl substituent. In the cases of imidazolium precursors bearing one N-bound diazaborolyl group and one methyl substituent, deprotonation leads to the generation of the target carbenes, which can be characterized in situ by NMR measurements, and trapped by reactions with metal fragments and elemental selenium. The half-lives of the free carbenes at room temperature range from 4-50 h (depending on the pattern of ancillary substituents) with N-to-C2 migration of the boryl function being shown to be the predominant rearrangement pathway. Kinetic studies show this to be a first-order process that occurs with an entropy of activation close to zero. DFT calculations imply that an intramolecular 1,2-shift is mechanistically feasible, with calculated activation energies of the order of 90-100 kJ mol-1 , reflecting the retention of significant aromatic character in the imidazole ring in the transition state. Trapping of the carbene allows for evaluation of steric and electronic properties through systems of the type LAuCl, LRh(CO)2 Cl, and LSe. A highly unsymmetrical (but nonetheless bulky) steric profile and moderately enhanced σ-donor capabilities (compared with IMes) are revealed.
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- Lilja Kristinsdóttir
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK
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Anker MD, Lein M, Coles MP. Reduction of organic azides by indyl-anions. Isolation and reactivity studies of indium-nitrogen multiple bonds. Chem Sci 2019; 10:1212-1218. [PMID: 30774921 PMCID: PMC6349055 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc04078h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The synthesis of a new potassium-indyl complex, K[In(NONAr)] (NONAr = [O(SiMe2NAr)2]2-, Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) and its reactivity with organic azides RN3 is reported. When R = 2,6-bis(diphenylmethyl)-4- t Bu-phenyl, a dianionic alkyl-amide ligand is formed via C-H activation across a transient In-Nimide bond. Reducing the size of the R-group to 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl (mesityl, Mes) enables oxidation of the indium and elimination of dinitrogen to afford the imide species, K[In(NONAr)(NMes)]. The anion contains a short In-Nimide bond, shown computationally to contain appreciable multiple bond character. Reaction of isolated imides with an additional equivalent of azide (R = Mes, SiMe3) generates tetrazenido-indium compounds K[In(NONAr){κ-N,N'-N4(Mes)(R)-1,4}], shown by X-ray crystallography to contain planar InN4 heterocycles in the anion.
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- Mathew D Anker
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences , Victoria University of Wellington , P. O. Box 600 , Wellington , New Zealand .
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences , Victoria University of Wellington , P. O. Box 600 , Wellington , New Zealand .
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences , Victoria University of Wellington , P. O. Box 600 , Wellington , New Zealand .
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Pécharman AF, Rajabi NA, Hill MS, McMullin CL, Mahon MF. Diborane heterolysis and P(v) reduction by Ph3PO coordination to magnesium. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:9035-9038. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc04294f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Inner sphere attack of Ph3PO provides a terminal magnesium boryl, which is a potent reagent for the deoxygenation of P(v).
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down
- Bath
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down
- Bath
- UK
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down
- Bath
- UK
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[4‐(Ph
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Py]
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: A Sterically Demanding Anionic Pyridine. Chemistry 2018; 24:16851-16856. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Glootz K, Kratzert D, Himmel D, Kastro A, Yassine Z, Findeisen T, Krossing I. Tetracationic Gallium Cluster Cations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201807486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Kim Glootz
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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Glootz K, Kratzert D, Himmel D, Kastro A, Yassine Z, Findeisen T, Krossing I. Tetracationic Gallium Cluster Cations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:14203-14206. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201807486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Kim Glootz
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie and Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum (FMF); Universität Freiburg; Albertstraße 21 79104 Freiburg Germany
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Pécharman AF, Hill MS, McMullin CL, Mahon MF. Magnesium-Mediated Nucleophilic Borylation of Carbonyl Electrophiles. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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Roy DK, Krummenacher I, Stennett TE, Lenczyk C, Thiess T, Welz E, Engels B, Braunschweig H. Selective one- and two-electron reductions of a haloborane enabled by a π-withdrawing carbene ligand. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:9015-9018. [PMID: 30046799 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03433h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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A carbene-stabilised neutral boryl radical and a boryl anion are isolated via selective one- and two-electron reduction of a diamidocarbene (DAC) adduct of dibromo(pentafluorophenyl)borane. Both the radical and the anion have been characterised by various spectroscopic techniques in solution, while the structures have been ascertained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In contrast, the reduction of the analogous cyclic (alkyl)(amino) carbene (CAAC) adduct yields a C-H activation product.
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- Dipak Kumar Roy
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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Vollmer MV, Xie J, Cammarota RC, Young VG, Bill E, Gagliardi L, Lu CC. Formal Nickelate(−I) Complexes Supported by Group 13 Ions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201803356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Matthew V. Vollmer
- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute University of Minnesota 207 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute University of Minnesota 207 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute University of Minnesota 207 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute University of Minnesota 207 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Energiekonversion Stiftstraße 34–36 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute University of Minnesota 207 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute University of Minnesota 207 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis MN 55455 USA
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Vollmer MV, Xie J, Cammarota RC, Young VG, Bill E, Gagliardi L, Lu CC. Formal Nickelate(-I) Complexes Supported by Group 13 Ions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:7815-7819. [PMID: 29719097 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201803356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Formal nickelate(-I) complexes bearing Group 13 metalloligands (M=Al and Ga) were isolated. These 17 e- complexes were synthesized by one-electron reduction of the corresponding Ni0 →MIII precursors, and were investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, EPR spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations. Collectively, the experimental and computational data support: 1) the strengthening of the Ni-M bond upon one-electron reduction, and 2) the delocalization of the unpaired spin across the Ni and M atoms. An intriguing electronic configuration is revealed where three valence electrons occupy two σ-type bonding interactions: Ni(3dz2 )2 →M and σ-(Ni-M)1 . The latter is an unusual Ni-M σ-bonding molecular orbital that comprises primarily the Ni 4pz and M npz /ns atomic orbitals.
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- Matthew V Vollmer
- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Energiekonversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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Niu H, Mangan RJ, Protchenko AV, Phillips N, Unkrig W, Friedmann C, Kolychev EL, Tirfoin R, Hicks J, Aldridge S. Experimental and quantum chemical studies of anionic analogues of N-heterocyclic carbenes. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:7445-7455. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01661e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A combination of quantum chemical and synthetic/crystallographic methods have been employed to probe electronic structure in two series of anionic ligands related to the well-known NHC donor class.
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Boyle TJ, Perales D, Rimsza JM, Alam TM, Boye DM, Sears JM, Greathouse JA, Kemp RA. Synthesis and characterization of thallium–salen derivatives for use as underground fluid flow tracers. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:4162-4174. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt04121g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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[Tl2(salo-But)] (1, shown) and [Tl2(saloPh-But)] (2) were synthesized and characterized for use as monitors for deep subterranean fluid flows.
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- Timothy J. Boyle
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Advanced Materials Laboratory Department
- 1001 University Boulevard
- Albuquerque
- USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories
- Advanced Materials Laboratory Department
- 1001 University Boulevard
- Albuquerque
- USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories
- Organic Materials Science Department
- Albuquerque
- USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories
- Advanced Materials Laboratory Department
- 1001 University Boulevard
- Albuquerque
- USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories
- Advanced Materials Laboratory Department
- 1001 University Boulevard
- Albuquerque
- USA
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Protchenko AV, Urbano J, Abdalla JAB, Campos J, Vidovic D, Schwarz AD, Blake MP, Mountford P, Jones C, Aldridge S. Electronic Delocalization in Two and Three Dimensions: Differential Aggregation in Indium “Metalloid” Clusters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:15098-15102. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201708496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Andrey V. Protchenko
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
- Departamento de Química; Universidad de Huelva; Campus de El Carmen 21007 Huelva Spain
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ); Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC); Universidad de Sevilla; Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
- SPMS-CBC; Nanyang Technological University; 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Singapore
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- School of Chemistry; Monash University; PO Box 23 Melbourne VIC 3800 Australia
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory; Department of Chemistry; University of Oxford; South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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