Unprecedented participation of a four-coordinate hydrogen atom in the cubane core of lithium and sodium phenolates.
Metalation of an ammonium tris(phenol) ligand affords new lithium/sodium derivatives having central pseudocubane motifs in which one of the metallic positions is replaced by a four-coordinate hydrogen atom.
Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK. m.g.davidson@bath.ac.uk garciavdaniel@uniovi.es.
David M
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Cousins
Matthew G
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Davidson
Daniel
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García-Vivó