A rare isocyanide derived from an unprecedented neutral yttrium(<scp>ii</scp>) bis(amide) complex
Rashmi Jena, Florian Benner, Francis Delano, Daniel Holmes, John McCracken, Selvan Demir, Aaron L. Odom
Abstract
A room temperature stable Y( ii )bis(amide) has been prepared and fully characterized. The complex reacts with tert -butylisocyanide to make a rare example of a transition metal isocyanide, CN–Y(NHAr*) 2 .
Topics & Concepts
YttriumLigand (biochemistry)ChemistryDivalentIsocyanideAmideDelocalized electronMetalCrystallographyUnpaired electronElectron paramagnetic resonanceStereochemistryPhotochemistryMoleculeOxideOrganic chemistryNuclear magnetic resonancePhysicsBiochemistryReceptorOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisMagnetism in coordination complexesSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds