The donor-free trimethylsilylmethyllithium [LiCH(2)SiMe(3)](6) hexameric aggregate is for the first time broken up by simple ether donors such as diethyl ether (Et(2)O) and tert-butylmethyl ether ((t)BuOMe) to give the unprecedented asymmetric tetramers while the chelating dimethoxyethane (DME) gives the expected dimer.

Reductions of bulky alkynyl-substituted dihalosilanes, BbtSiX(2)(C[triple bond]CR) (Bbt = 2,6-bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-4-[tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl, R = SiMe(3) or Ph groups, X = halogen), with 2.0 equiv. of lithium naphthalenide gave the first stable 1,2-dialkynyl-substituted disilenes, which constituted extended pi-conjugated systems between Si=Si bond and ethynylene units.

A novel bis(phosphinimine)pyrrole based ligand (HL) and its synthesis are reported. Rare earth dialkyl complexes of the ligand, LLn(CH(2)SiMe(3))(2) (Ln = Er, Lu, Sc), have been prepared and found to exhibit high thermal stability in solution. The protio-ligand and dialkyl lanthanide complexes (Ln = Er, Lu) have been characterised by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies.

The monomeric iron(II) amido derivatives Fe{N(H)Ar*}(2) (1), Ar* = C(6)H(3)-2,6-(C(6)H(2)-2,4,6-Pr(i)(3))(2), and Fe{N(H)Ar(#)}(2) (2), Ar(#) = C(6)H(3)-2,6-(C(6)H(2)-2,4,6-Me(3))(2), were synthesized and studied in order to determine the effects of geometric changes on their unusual magnetic properties. The compounds, which are the first stable homoleptic primary amides of iron(II), were obtai...

A series of zinc silylamido complexes bearing claw-type multidentate aminophenolate ligands, [LZnN(SiMe(3))(2)] (L = -OAr(1)-CH(2)N[(CH(2))(n)NR(2)]CH(2)Ar(2), n = 2 or 3; R = Me or Et (1a-3a, 5a, 7a and 8a); L = -OC(6)H(2)-4,6-(t)Bu(2)-2-CH(2)N[(CH(2))(2)OMe](2) (9a)), have been synthesized via the reaction of Zn[N(SiMe(3))(2)](2) and 1 equiv. of corresponding aminophenol. The reaction of Zn[N...

Rare earth metal bis(alkyl) complexes attached by fluorenyl modified N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) (Flu-NHC)Ln(CH(2)SiMe(3))(2) (Flu-NHC = (C(13)H(8)CH(2)CH(2)(NCHCCHN)C(6)H(2)Me(3)-2,4,6); Ln = Sc (2a); Y (2b); Ho (2c); Lu (2d)), ((tBu)Flu-NHC)Ln(CH(2)SiMe(3))(2) ((tBu)Flu-NHC = 2,7-(t)Bu(2)C(13)H(6)CH(2)CH(2)(NCHCCHN)C(6)H(2)Me(3)-2,4,6; Ln = Sc (1a); Lu (1d)) and attached by indenyl modified ...

Cationic gold carbonyl complexes supported by N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, SIDipp and IDipp, have been synthesized. [(SIDipp)Au(CO)][SbF(6)] has a linear, two-coordinate gold center. [(SIDipp)Au(CO)][SbF(6)] and [(IDipp)Au(CO)][SbF(6)] display ̃ν(CO) values at 2197 and 2193 cm(-1), respectively. Computational studies on [(SIMe)Au(CO)](+) indicate the presence of a strong Au(I)-CO bond.

Abstract The attempted syntheses of 3,4‐dimethylborole derivatives further bearing bulky SiMe 2 t‐ Bu groups in 2,5‐position are reported. Isolation base‐stabilized adducts to the chloroborole were achieved. respective free borole was found be unstable and revealed 1,3‐hydrogen atom shift isomerization a 1‐bora‐1,3‐butadiene with an s‐trans orientation lacking cyclic conjugation π‐system. Compu...