title: Dinuclear indium and thallium diyls: biscarbenoids or metal cluster?
abstract: Using bis(β-diketiminate) ligands we were able to synthesize unprecedented indium and thallium biscarbenoids. For indium, a novel four-membered metallacycle is derived from intra- and intermolecular In-In interactions in the solid state, while for thallium only an intramolecular Tl2-pseudo-dimer is obtained. Computational studies revealed that the solid-state structures benefit significantly from dispersion stabilization.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. robert.kretschmer@ur.de.
authors.forename: Marcella E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Desat
authors.affiliation: Universität Regensburg, Zentrale Analytik, Röntgenstrukturanalyse, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gärtner
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. robert.kretschmer@ur.de.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7731-3748
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kretschmer