Open AccessMetalated Ylides: A New Class of Strong Donor Ligands with Unique Electronic Properties
Author(s) -
Lennart T. Scharf,
Viktoria H. Gessner
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 233
eISSN - 1520-510X
pISSN - 0020-1669
DOI - 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00099
Subject(s) - chemistry , lone pair , main group element , transition metal , ligand (biochemistry) , carbon atom , electronic structure , group (periodic table) , coordination complex , atom (system on chip) , stereochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , metal , computational chemistry , molecule , organic chemistry , catalysis , ring (chemistry) , biochemistry , receptor , computer science , embedded system
The development and design of new ligand systems with special donor properties has been essential for crucial advances made in main-group-element and transition-metal chemistry over the years. This Forum Article focuses on metalated ylides as novel ligand systems. These anionic congeners of bisylides possess likewise two lone pairs of electrons at the central carbon atom and can thus function as X,L-type ligands with strong donor abilities. This article highlights recent efforts in the isolation and application of metalated ylides with a focus on work from this laboratory. We summarize structural and electronic properties and their use in organic synthesis as well as main-group-element and transition-metal chemistry.
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