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Isolable monoatomic monovalent bismuth complexes with a redox non-innocent bis-silylenyl carborane ligand

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: cations. Density functional theory calculations reveal that upon reduction from 1a to 2, and 2 to 3, the added electron predominantly localizes within the carborane cage, with a marked preference for the carbon atoms, ruling out that these species exhibit characteristics of a molecular bismuth(0) electride.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d5sc02644j

Authors: Jian Xu, Shenglai Yao, Verònica Postils, Eduard Matito, Christian Lorent, Matthias Driess