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The Solid‐State Structures of Dimethylzinc and Diethylzinc
Author(s) -
Bacsa John,
Hanke Felix,
Hindley Sarah,
Odedra Rajesh,
Darling George R.,
Jones Anthony C.,
Steiner Alexander
Publication year - 2011
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.201105099
Subject(s) - dimethylzinc , diethylzinc , chemistry , group 2 organometallic chemistry , chemical vapor deposition , molecule , photochemistry , organic chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , zinc , catalysis
Good things come to those who wait : More than 160 years after their discovery, we have determined the solid‐state structures of the classic organometallic compounds dimethylzinc and diethylzinc by using X‐ray crystallography and density functional theory. The study shows that the linear molecules form weak intermolecular interactions with small covalent contributions. Me 2 Zn undergoes a solid–solid phase transition at 180 K (see picture).