title: Palladium and platinum η(2) -disilyne complexes bearing an isolable dialkyldisilyne as a ligand.
abstract: Not so alkyne like: A dialkyldisilyne (left, green) that can be isolated is synthesized and fully characterized. It coordinates to palladium and platinum in a η(2) -fashion giving complexes (red) with a trans-bent geometry, in contrast to η(2) -alkyne complexes. The complexes showed significant metallacycle character.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan). sishida@m.tohoku.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Shintaro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Ryutaro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misawa
authors.forename: Takeaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
keywords: disilyne; metallacycle; palladium; platinum; silicon