Transition metal chemistry in synthetically viable alkaline earth complexes M(Cp)3− (M = Ca, Sr, Ba). Issue 47 (17th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huo, Bin; Sun, Rui; Jin, Bo; Hu, Lingfei; Bian, Jian-Hong; Guan, Xiao-Ling; Yuan, Caixia; Lu, Gang; Wu, Yan-Bo
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 57:Issue 47(2021)
• Page Start: 5806
• Page End: 5809
• Publication Date: 2021-05-17
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/d1cc01753e
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : We propose the new evidence for the heavy alkaline earth metals to be considered as the "honorary transition metals" by verifying the interesting π–d bonding in stable M(Cp)3 − complexes composing of cationic M 2+ centre and anionic Cp − ligands. Abstract : We predicted the stable alkaline earth complexes M(Cp)3 − (M = Ca, Sr, Ba; Cp = cyclopentadienyl), where the M centers were in their stable +2 oxidation state and mimicked the bonding behaviour of transition metals by participating in bonding with the π orbitals of Cp ligands using their d orbitals.