CoCo loco! Ligand‐bridged dimers (see picture) with the shortest known Co–Co interactions are the first amidinato and guanidinato cobalt(I) complexes. The nature of the interactions has been probed by magnetic and theoretical investigations, and has been shown to be multiconfigurational. Preliminary reactivity studies of the complexes have also been carried out.
A charitable donation: The gallium center contributes to both π donation and σ donation in a uranium–gallium bond (see picture for results from calculations). The gallium center is isolobal to CO and N‐heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) and indicates that NHC π‐donor behavior might be more widespread than previously recognized. The uranium–gallium bond may be regarded as a model for the as yet unreported UIVCO−. unit.
The synthesis and characterization of the first unsupported Ga-Y bond in [Y{Ga(NArCH)(2)}{C(PPh(2)NSiMe(3))(2)}(THF)(2)] (Ar = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) is described; structural and computational analyses are consistent with a highly polarized covalent Ga-Y bond.
Stoichiometric reduction of the bulky β-diketiminato germanium(II) chloride complex [((But)Nacnac)GeCl] ((But)Nacnac = [{N(Dip)C(Bu(t))}(2)CH](-), Dip = C(6)H(3)Pr(i)(2)-2,6) with either sodium naphthalenide or the magnesium(I) dimer [{((Mes)Nacnac)Mg}(2)] ((Mes)Nacnac = [(MesNCMe)(2)CH](-), Mes = mesityl) afforded the radical complex [((But)Nacnac)Ge:](•) in moderate yields. X-ray crystallographic, EPR/ENDOR spectroscopic, computational, and reactivity studies revealed this to be the first authenticated monomeric, neutral germanium(I) radical.
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