A Neutral Beryllium(I) Radical
Corinna Czernetzki, Merle Arrowsmith, Felipe Fantuzzi, Annalena Gärtner, Tobias Tröster, Ivo Krummenacher, Fabian Schorr, Holger Braunschweig
Abstract
The reduction of a cyclic alkyl(amino)carbene (CAAC)-stabilized organoberyllium chloride yields the first neutral beryllium radical, which was characterized by EPR, IR, and UV/Vis spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and DFT calculations.
Topics & Concepts
BerylliumElectron paramagnetic resonanceCarbeneChemistryPhotochemistryAlkylChlorideSpectroscopyInorganic chemistryMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryNuclear magnetic resonancePhysicsCatalysisQuantum mechanicsN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistrySynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions