title: Antimony-antimony bond formation by reductive elimination from a hafnium bis(stibido) complex.
abstract: The bis(stibido) complex CpCp*Hf(SbMes2)2 (2) was prepared and structurally characterized. Complex 2 reacts with 2 equiv of xylylisocyanide to give the bis-insertion product CpCp*Hf[C(SbMes2)=N(2,6-MeC6H3)]2 (4). The reaction of 2 with oxidants (I2 and O2) or donors (carbon monoxide and diphenylacetylene) or thermolysis promotes the reductive elimination of Sb2Mes4.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA.
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waterman
authors.forename: T Don
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Tilley