Stable Adducts of a Dimeric Magnesium(I) Compound

A bit of a stretch! A series of stable Lewis base adducts of a dimeric magnesium(I) complex has been prepared and shown to possess exceptionally long MgMg bonds. Theoretical studies on model compounds suggest the elongations of these bonds are low‐energy processes. The structures of the magnesium(I...

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Published inAngewandte Chemie (International ed.) Vol. 47; no. 47; pp. 9079 - 9083
Main Authors Green, Shaun P, Jones, Cameron, Stasch, Andreas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim Wiley-VCH Verlag 10.11.2008
WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Subjects
low oxidation states
magnesium
metal hydrides
metal–metal bonding
structure elucidation
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ISSN1433-7851
1521-3773
1521-3773
DOI10.1002/anie.200803960

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Summary:A bit of a stretch! A series of stable Lewis base adducts of a dimeric magnesium(I) complex has been prepared and shown to possess exceptionally long MgMg bonds. Theoretical studies on model compounds suggest the elongations of these bonds are low‐energy processes. The structures of the magnesium(I) adducts are compared with those of related magnesium(II) hydride complexes (see picture; Mg pink, N blue, O red, H green).
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.200803960
We thank the Australian Research Council (fellowships for C.J. and A.S.), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (partial studentship for S.P.G.) and the US Air Force Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development for funding.
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ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.200803960