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Accessing zinc( i ) via reductive elimination of cyclopentadienes

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The reaction between zincocenes and β-diketiminate zinc hydrides was investigated, and the compounds were found to undergo reductive elimination reactions, giving the corresponding zinc(I) species and cyclopentadienes as the elimination product. The zinc(I) compounds underwent disproportionation reactions in several cases and a ligand exchange reaction in one instance, which gave rise to octaisopropyldizincocene.

Source: Chemical Communications

DOI: 10.1039/d5cc06448a

Authors: Benjamin Pitz, Sergi Danés, Bernd Morgenstern, André Schäfer

Institutions: Saarland University, Institut Català d'Investigació Química, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology

Language: English

Topic: Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Universität des Saarlandes