Homo- and heteroleptic complexes of four-membered group 13 metal(I) N-heterocyclic carbene analogues with group 10 metal(0) fragments

Shaun P Green; Cameron Jones; Andreas Stasch

doi:10.1021/ic062057d

Homo- and heteroleptic complexes of four-membered group 13 metal(I) N-heterocyclic carbene analogues with group 10 metal(0) fragments

Inorg Chem. 2007 Jan 8;46(1):11-3. doi: 10.1021/ic062057d.

Authors

Shaun P Green¹, Cameron Jones, Andreas Stasch

Affiliation

¹ Center for Fundamental and Applied Main Group Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.

PMID: 17198407
DOI: 10.1021/ic062057d

Abstract

A series of complexes between recently developed four-membered group 13 metal(I) heterocycles and group 10 metal(0) fragments have been prepared and structurally characterized. One prepared complex, [Pt{Ga[N(Ar)]2CNCy2}3] (Ar = C6H3Pri2-2,6; Cy = cyclohexyl), possesses the shortest Pt-Ga bonds yet reported, the covalent components of which are suggested by theoretical studies to have significant pi character.