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Hydrido Complexes of Calcium: A New Family of Molecular Alkaline‐Earth‐Metal Compounds
Author(s) -
Mukherjee Debabrata,
Schuhknecht Danny,
Okuda Jun
Publication year - 2018
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.201801869
Subject(s) - reactivity (psychology) , calcium , hydride , chemistry , alkaline earth metal , novelty , molecule , metal , organic chemistry , philosophy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , theology
The application of solid calcium hydride CaH 2 has been mostly confined to its use as a desiccant, although its catalytic activity has long been known. Since the first isolation of a well‐defined molecular calcium hydride in 2006, the past decade has witnessed a gradual emergence of this new family of compounds. Although the detrimental Schlenk equilibrium has kept the number of examples low, the novelty of their reactivity, especially in small‐molecule activation, holds great promise. This Minireview gives an overview of the molecular calcium hydrides reported to date, highlighting their synthesis, structure, and reactivity.