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When VSEPR Fails: Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of the Behavior of Alkaline‐Earth‐Metal Acetylides
Author(s) -
Guinoo Marites A.,
Alexander Jacob S.,
McKee Michael L.,
Hope Håkon,
Englich Ulrich B.,
RuhlandtSenge Karin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.200901538
Subject(s) - alkaline earth metal , earth (classical element) , metal , astrobiology , materials science , physics , metallurgy , astronomy
The synthesis, structural, and spectral characterization as well as a theoretical study of a family of alkaline‐earth‐metal acetylides provides insights into synthetic access and the structural and bonding characteristics of this group of highly reactive compounds. Based on our earlier communication that reported unusual geometry for a family of triphenylsilyl‐substituted alkaline‐earth‐metal acetylides, we herein present our studies on an expanded family of target derivatives, providing experimental and theoretical data to offer new insights into the intensively debated theme of structural chemistry in heavy alkaline‐earth‐metal chemistry.