“…Various zinc hydride complexes, of the formulation LZnH, have been reported where L, a monoanionic ancillary ligand, is selected from amino/pyridyl amides, , tris(pyrazoyl)hydroborates, , 3,5-disubstituted pyrazoles, phosphorane iminates, β-diketiminates, alkoxides, , 2,6-dialkylphenyls, pyridyl-substituted tris(trimethylsilyl)methanides, tris(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolinyl)phenylborate, , acetimidinato, and tris(2-pyridylthio)methyl. , These complexes exhibit a range of structures, including clusters, cubanes, ,, dimers, ,,,, and mononuclear structures. ,,,, The carbon dioxide insertion chemistry of only a few of these hydride complexes has been studied. The tetranuclear cubane hydrido zinc alkoxide complexes insert carbon dioxide slowly, but the reaction is accelerated by substituting one zinc vertex of the cube with a lithium ion .…”