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On-demand switching from mono-silylene to bis-silylene to access mono-, di- and mixed coinage metal complexes

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: a Lewis acid triggered ligand rearrangement. Notably, using this silylene, a selective coordination of the two different coinage metals Ag and Au was achieved stepwise. This differs from the reactivity when a conventional bis-silylene is employed. The isolation of [LSi{Ag(Mes)}-(NDipp)-{Au(Mes)}SiL] showcases the utility of strong σ-donor silylene-based switchable ligands. This represents the first example of a heterobimetallic complex ligated by a spacer-separated bis-silylene ligand.

Source: Chemical Science

DOI: 10.1039/d5sc04287a

Authors: Xiaofei Sun, Da Jin, Ravi Yadav, Frederic Kraetschmer, Ralf Köppe, Peter W. Roesky

Institutions: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram

Language: English

Topic: Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft