title: A dimeric magnesium(I) compound as a facile two-center/two-electron reductant.
abstract: The odd couple: A dimeric magnesium(I) complex acts as a facile and selective two-center/two-electron reductant towards a series of unsaturated substrates (see scheme; Ar = 2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3), Ad = 1-adamantyl). The novel reduced or reductively coupled products obtained from these reductions suggest that magnesium(I) compounds may find wide use in organic and organometallic syntheses.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, VIC, 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Simon J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bonyhady
authors.forename: Shaun P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Sharanappa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nembenna
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stasch