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AlEu and AlYb Donor–Acceptor Bonds
Author(s) -
Gamer Michael T.,
Roesky Peter W.,
Konchenko Sergey N.,
Nava Paola,
Ahlrichs Reinhart
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200600423
Subject(s) - acceptor , covalent bond , bond , charge (physics) , aluminium , chemistry , metal , crystallography , materials science , nanotechnology , physics , condensed matter physics , business , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , finance
Opposites attract : The compounds [(η 5 ‐C 5 Me 5 ) 2 LnAl(η 5 ‐C 5 Me 5 )] (Ln=Eu, Yb; see scheme) represent the first compounds with a bond between aluminum and a 4f metal. The bonds are predominantly electrostatic with insignificant charge‐transfer and covalent contributions.