| Literature DB >> 15326350 |
Irene Resa1, Ernesto Carmona, Enrique Gutierrez-Puebla, Angeles Monge.
Abstract
Unlike mercury, which has an extensive +1 oxidation state chemistry, zinc usually adopts the +2 oxidation state. Decamethyldizincocene, Zn2(eta5-C5Me5)2, an organometallic compound of Zn(I) formally derived from the dimetallic [Zn-Zn]2+ unit, has been isolated from the low-temperature (-10 degrees C) reaction of Zn(C5Me5)2 and Zn(C2H5)2 in diethyl ether. X-ray studies show that it contains two eclipsed Zn(eta5-C5Me5) fragments with a Zn-Zn distance (+/- standard deviation) of 2.305(+/-3) angstroms, indicative of a metal-metal bonding interaction.Entities:
Year: 2004 PMID: 15326350 DOI: 10.1126/science.1101356
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728