title: An unprecedented hybrid scorpionate/cyclopentadienyl ligand.
abstract: An efficient method for the preparation of the first hybrid scorpionate/cyclopentadienyllithium compound as a new class of tridentate ligand is described. This compound is an excellent reagent for the introduction of this ligand into transition metal complexes.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Otero
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Baeza
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antiñolo
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tejeda
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lara-Sánchez
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Barba
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Miguel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Maestro