Room-Temperature-Stable Magnesium Electride via Ni(II) Reduction
Craig S. Day, Cuong Dat, Carlota Odena, Jordi Benet‐Buchholz, Liang Xu, Cina Foroutan‐Nejad, Kathrin H. Hopmann, Rubén Martı́n
Abstract
High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Herein, we report the synthesis of highly reduced bipyridyl magnesium complexes and the first example of a stable organic magnesium electride supported by quantum mechanical computations and X-ray diffraction. These complexes serve as unconventional homogeneous reductants due to their high solubility, modular redox potentials, and formation of insoluble, non-coordinating byproducts. The applicability of these reductants is showcased by accessing low-valent (bipy) 2 Ni(0) species that are challenging to access otherwise.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryMagnesiumSolubilityHomogeneousRedoxQuantum chemicalInorganic chemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryMoleculeThermodynamicsPhysicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCoordination Chemistry and OrganometallicsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis