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Thallium(I) as a Coordination Site Protection Agent: Preparation of an Isolable Zero‐Valent Nickel Tris‐Isocyanide
Author(s) -
Fox Brian J.,
Millard Matthew D.,
DiPasquale Antonio G.,
Rheingold Arnold L.,
Figueroa Joshua S.
Publication year - 2009
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.200806007
Subject(s) - isocyanide , chemistry , tris , nickel , coordination complex , lewis acids and bases , combinatorial chemistry , photochemistry , stereochemistry , metal , organic chemistry , catalysis , biochemistry
Blocking the pass: Low‐valent Ni centers readily bind Tl I ions in a synthetically reversible fashion. The Tl units, in turn, serve as coordination site protection agents for Ni with respect to incoming Lewis basic ligands. This synthetic sequence allows for the isolation of a reactive zero‐valent Ni tris‐isocyanide complex.