title: Intercepting low oxidation state main group hydrides with a nucleophilic N-heterocyclic olefin.
abstract: The N-heterocyclic olefin, IPr=CH(2) (IPr = [(HCNDipp)(2)C], Dipp = 2,6-(i)Pr(2)C(6)H(3)) has been demonstrated to be of sufficient Lewis basicity to stabilize main group hydrides in unusually low oxidation states.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: S M Ibrahim
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Al-Rafia
authors.forename: Adam C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Malcolm
authors.forename: Sean K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rivard