title: Molecular zinc dihydride stabilized by N-heterocyclic carbenes.
abstract: Solubility problems solved: The first examples of discrete soluble zinc dihydride adducts with NHC ligands reacted with CO2 to produce formate species and efficiently catalyzed the dehydrocoupling of silanes with methanol. These compounds were characterized both in solution and in the solid state (see picture).
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52056 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Arnab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rit
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Spaniol
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maron
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okuda