title: Beryllium bis(diazaborolyl): old neighbors finally shake hands.
abstract: The synthesis of a linear beryllium bis(diazaborolyl) compound featuring the first non-cluster bond between boron and beryllium has been achieved through the reaction of Yamashita's lithium diazaborolide and BeCl2. In accord with the established chemistry of beryllium, the bonding is polar covalent in character, as determined by structural and spectroscopic analysis, as well as reactivity studies.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. h.braunschweig@uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Braunschweig
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mies
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authors.lastname: Schuster