title: Monomeric, two-coordinate Mn, Fe and Co(II) complexes featuring 2,6-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)phenyl ligands.
abstract: The synthesis and characterization of the monomeric, two-coordinate transition-metal complexes (2,6-Mes(2)C(6)H(3))(2)M (Mes = mesityl, 2,4,6-Me(3)C(6)H(2), M = Mn, Fe, Co) are reported; (2,6-Mes(2)C(6)H(3))(2)Co is the first structurally authenticated two-coordinate, homoleptic cobalt(II) complex featuring sigma-bonded aryl ligands.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK. Deborah.Kays@chem.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kays
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cowley