N–H cleavage <i>vs.</i> Werner complex formation: reactivity of cationic group 14 tetrelenes towards amines
Dinh Cao Huan, Andrey V. Protchenko, M. Ángeles Fuentes, Jamie Hicks, Petra Vasko, Simon Aldridge
Abstract
Two-coordinate cations [(N-nacnac)E]<sup>+</sup> (E = Si, Ge, Sn) react differently towards ammonia/amines: simple adduct formation (Ge,Sn) contrasts with N–H activation (Si).
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Cationic polymerizationCleavage (geology)Reactivity (psychology)ChemistryGroup (periodic table)Medicinal chemistryStereochemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceMedicineAlternative medicineComposite materialPathologyFracture (geology)Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryCoordination Chemistry and Organometallics