title: Two-coordinate terminal zinc hydride complexes: synthesis, structure and preliminary reactivity studies.
abstract: The first examples of essentially two-coordinate, monomeric zinc hydride complexes, LZnH (L = -N(Ar)(SiR3)) (Ar = C6H2{C(H)Ph2}2R'-2,6,4; R = Me, R' = Pr(i) (L'); R = Pr(i), R' = Me (L*); R = Pr(i), R' = Pr(i) (L(†))) have been prepared and shown by crystallographic studies to have near linear N-Zn-H fragments. The results of computational studies imply that any PhZn interactions in the compounds are weak at best. Preliminary reactivity studies reveal the compounds to be effective for the stoichiometric hydrozincation and catalytic hydrosilylation of carbonyl compounds.
authors: Monash Centre for Catalysis, School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, VIC 3800, Australia. cameron.jones@monash.edu.
authors: Michael J C
authors: MJ
authors: Dawkins
authors: Monash Centre for Catalysis, School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, VIC 3800, Australia. cameron.jones@monash.edu.
authors: Ewart
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authors: Middleton
authors: Université de Toulouse et CNRS, INSA, UPS, UMR 5215, LPCNO, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France. laurent.maron@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr.
authors: Christos E
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authors: Kefalidis
authors: Monash Centre for Catalysis, School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, VIC 3800, Australia. cameron.jones@monash.edu.
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authors: Monash Centre for Catalysis, School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, VIC 3800, Australia. cameron.jones@monash.edu.
authors: Martin M
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authors: Juckel
authors: Université de Toulouse et CNRS, INSA, UPS, UMR 5215, LPCNO, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France. laurent.maron@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr.
authors: Laurent
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authors: Monash Centre for Catalysis, School of Chemistry, Monash University, PO Box 23, VIC 3800, Australia. cameron.jones@monash.edu.
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