title: Alkyl complexes of strontium and barium: synthesis and structural characterization of [(Me3Si)2(MeOMe2Si)C]2Sr(THF) and [(Me3Si)2(MeOMe2Si)C]2Ba(MeOCH2CH2OMe).
abstract: Metathesis between either SrI2 or BaI2 and 2 equiv of {(Me3Si)2(MeOMe2Si)C}K in THF yields the novel heavier alkali metal dialkyls {(Me3Si)2(MeOMe2Si)C}2M(L) [M(L) = Sr(THF) (2), Ba(DME) (3) (DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane)] after recrystallization.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. k.j.izod@ncl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izod
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Liddle
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Clegg