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A Simple Homoleptic Gallium(I) Olefin Complex: Mimicking Transition‐Metal Chemistry at a Main‐Group Metal?
Author(s) -
Glootz Kim,
Barthélemy Antoine,
Krossing Ingo
Publication year - 2021
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.202011466
Subject(s) - homoleptic , olefin fiber , transition metal , metal , main group element , chemistry , group (periodic table) , gallium , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
The earth‐metal olefin complex [Ga I (COD) 2 ] + [Al(OR F ) 4 ] − (COD=1,5‐cyclooctadiene; R F =C(CF 3 ) 3 ) constitutes the first homoleptic olefin complex of any main‐group metal accessible as a bulk compound. It is straight forward to prepare in good yield and constitutes an olefin complex of a main‐group metal that—similar to many transition‐metals—may adopt the +1 and +3 oxidation states opening potential applications. Crystallographic‐, vibrational‐ and computational investigations give an insight to the atypical bonding between an olefin and a main‐group metal. They are compared to classical transition‐metal relatives.