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Kim Glootz1, Antoine Barthélemy1, Ingo Krossing1.
Abstract
The earth-metal olefin complex [GaI (COD)2 ]+ [Al(ORF )4 ]- (COD=1,5-cyclooctadiene; RF =C(CF3 )3 ) constitutes the first homoleptic olefin complex of any main-group metal accessible as a bulk compound. It is straight forward to prepare in good yield and constitutes an olefin complex of a main-group metal that-similar to many transition-metals-may adopt the +1 and +3 oxidation states opening potential applications. Crystallographic-, vibrational- and computational investigations give an insight to the atypical bonding between an olefin and a main-group metal. They are compared to classical transition-metal relatives.Entities:
Keywords: gallium; main-group coordination chemistry; olefin complexes; subvalent complexes; weakly coordinating anions (WCAs)
Year: 2020 PMID: 32959513 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011466
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336