Accessing cationic tetrylene-nickel(0) systems featuring donor–acceptor E–Ni triple bonds (E = Ge, Sn)
Philip M. Keil, Terrance J. Hadlington
Abstract
]. Given the diamagnetic nature of 4 and 5, they each contain a formal zero-valent Ni centre, making the E-M triple bonds in these complexes unique compared to previously reported metal tetrylidyne complexes, which typically feature covalent/ionic bonding. In-depth computational analyses of these species further support triple bond character in their E-Ni interactions.
Topics & Concepts
Triple bondCationic polymerizationNickelIonic bondingCovalent bondAcceptorChemistryDiamagnetismCrystallographyDouble bondPolymer chemistryIonOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMagnetic fieldCondensed matter physicsSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistry