Mg–Mg bond polarization induced by a superbulky β-diketiminate ligand
Bastian Rösch, Thomas Xaver Gentner, Jonathan Eyselein, Alexander Friedrich, Jens Langer, Sjoerd Harder
Abstract
The bulk of a recently reported superbulky β-diketiminate ligand was further increased by introducing tBu substituents in the ligand backbone. Attempts to isolate free Mg radicals with this extremely bulky ligand failed. Instead, a dinuclear Mg(i) complex with one chelating and one monodentate β-diketiminate ligand was isolated. Asymmetry in metal coordination results in a polarized Mg-Mg bond.
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