title: Crystallographic characterisation of binary alkali metal alkoxide-magnesium bis(alkyl) mixtures: differential binding of Na+ and K+ to a common dinuclear diorganomagnesiate.
abstract: Relevant to mixtures studied in solution and utilised in styrene polymerisation but hitherto not characterised in the solid, two crystal structures of alkali metal alkoxide-magnesium bis(alkyl) co-complexes have been determined, revealing that in binding to the C2O tripodal face of a common organomagnesiate anion, Na+ prefers O-coordination, whereas K+ prefers C-coordination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XL, UK.
authors.forename: Nicholas D R
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: Alan R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mulvey
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Weatherstone