Low-valent transition metalate anions in synthesis, small molecule activation, and catalysis

VR Landaeta, TM Horsley Downie, R Wolf - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
This review surveys the synthesis and reactivity of low-oxidation state metalate anions of the
d-block elements, with an emphasis on contributions reported between 2006 and 2022 …

Zintl Cluster Supported Low Coordinate Rh (i) centers for catalytic H/D exchange between H 2 and D 2

OPE Townrow, SB Duckett, AS Weller… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Ligand exchange reactions of [Rh (COD){η4-Ge9 (Hyp) 3}] with L-type nucleophiles such as
PMe3, PPh3, IMe4 (IMe4= 1, 3, 4, 5-tetramethylimidazol-2-ylidene) or [W (Cp) 2H2] result in …

Light‐Driven Hydrodefluorination of Electron‐Rich Aryl Fluorides by an Anionic Rhodium‐Gallium Photoredox Catalyst

JT Moore, MJ Dorantes, Z Pengmei… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract An anionic Rh− Ga complex catalyzed the hydrodefluorination of challenging C− F
bonds in electron‐rich aryl fluorides and trifluoromethylarenes when irradiated with violet …

Understanding ligand effects on bielectronic transitions: Chemo‐and electroreduction of rhodium bis (diphosphine) complexes to low oxidation states

AC Kick, T Weyhermüller, M Hölscher… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rhodium complexes in the− I and 0 oxidation states are of great potential interest in catalytic
applications. In contrast to their rhodium+ I congeners, however, the structural and electronic …

Mononuclear Fe (I) and Fe (II) acetylene adducts and their reductive protonation to terminal Fe (IV) and Fe (V) carbynes

C Citek, PH Oyala, JC Peters - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The activity of nitrogenase enzymes, which catalyze the conversion of atmospheric
dinitrogen to bioavailable ammonia, is most commonly assayed by the reduction of …

A diradical based on odd-electron σ-bonds

W Yang, L Zhang, D **ao, R Feng, W Wang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The concept of odd-electron σ–bond was first proposed by Linus Pauling. Species
containing such a bond have been recognized as important intermediates encountered in …

An Isolable Radical Anion Featuring a 2‐Center‐3‐Electron π‐Bond without a Clearly Defined σ‐Bond

Y Mei, X Chen, R Wei, XY Chang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Featuring an extra electron in the π* antibonding orbital, species with a 2‐center‐3‐electron
(2c3e) π bond without an underlying σ bond are scarcely known. Herein, we report the …

Tunable carbocation-based redox active ambiphilic ligands: synthesis, coordination and characterization

L Mei, JM Veleta, J Bloch, HJ Goodman… - Dalton …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of novel redox active ambiphilic ligands L1–L3 and their coordination
chemistry to first-row late transition metal halides (M= Co and Ni) is reported. The …

Synthesis, Structure and Electronic Properties of a Stable π‐Type 3‐Electron‐2‐Center‐Bonded Species: A Silicon Analogue of a Bicyclo [1.1. 0] butane Radical …

T Koike, R Osawa, S Ishida, T Iwamoto - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract σ‐Type 3‐electron‐2‐center (3e‐2c) bonds have been extensively studied as one
of the key bonding motifs in radical chemistry and some biological systems.“π‐Type 3e‐2c …

Persistent 2 c–3 e σ-bonded heteronuclear radical cations centered on S/Se and P/As atoms

W Yang, W Wang, L Zhang, L Zhang, H Ruan… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The two-center three-electron (2c-3e) bonded species are important in chemical and
biological science. Reported isolable 2c-3e σ-bonded species are usually constructed in …