Off the Beaten Track—A Hitchhiker's Guide to Beryllium Chemistry

D Naglav, MR Buchner, G Bendt… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This Minireview aims to give an introduction to beryllium chemistry for all less‐experienced
scientists in this field of research. Up to date information on the toxicity of beryllium and its …

Advances in beryllium coordination chemistry

LC Perera, O Raymond, W Henderson… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Beryllium has a unique combination of properties which has made it a vital component in a
wide range of technical sectors and consumer industries. However, beryllium is extremely …

Beryllium bonds, do they exist?

M Yanez, P Sanz, O Mo, I Alkorta… - Journal of chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
The complexes between BeX2 (X= H, F, Cl, OH) with different Lewis bases have been
investigated through the use of B3LYP, MP2, and CCSD (T) approaches. This theoretical …

Recent contributions to the coordination chemistry of beryllium

MR Buchner - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Given the alleged extreme toxicity of beryllium and its compounds, it is the least investigated
nonradioactive element. However, beryllium exhibits unique properties among the elements …

Beryllium coordination chemistry and its implications on the understanding of metal induced immune responses

MR Buchner - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The inhalation of beryllium and its compounds can cause the development of chronic
beryllium disease in susceptible individuals. This is caused by a distinct autoimmune …

Complexes with Dative Bonds between d‐ and s‐Block Metals: Synthesis and Structure of [(Cy3P)2PtBe(Cl)X] (X=Cl, Me)

H Braunschweig, K Gruss… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
A platinum–beryllium adduct (see structure) was prepared by the reaction of [Pt (PCy3) 2]
and BeCl2. Treatment with methyllithium resulted in ligand substitution at the beryllium …

9Be nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy trends in discrete complexes: an update

JK Buchanan, PG Plieger - Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B, 2020 - degruyter.com
Abstract 9Be solution NMR spectroscopy is a useful tool for the characterisation of beryllium
complexes. An updated comprehensive table of the 9Be NMR chemical shifts of beryllium …

Behavior of Lewis Bases toward Diphenylberyllium

LR Thomas-Hargreaves, M Müller, N Spang… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The behavior of a variety of Lewis bases toward diphenylberyllium has been investigated,
demonstrating the high Lewis acidity and electron deficiency of diphenylberyllium. A range …

The beryllium bond

MM Montero-Campillo, O Mó, M Yáñez, I Alkorta… - Advances in Inorganic …, 2019 - Elsevier
This chapter describes the strong and weak interactions of beryllium to form covalent bonds
and beryllium bonds. We start from the challenging description of bonding in the beryllium …

Predicting 9Be Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Chemical Shielding Tensors Utilizing Density Functional Theory

PG Plieger, KD John, TS Keizer… - Journal of the …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The structures of a series of beryllium containing complexes have been optimized at the
B3LYP/6-31G (d) level and their 9Be magnetic shielding values have been determined …