Unexpected C-C bond formation and synthesis of tetranuclear zinc carbodiimide clusters from the reaction of ZnMe2 and iPrN=C=NiPr

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1512-1514

  Münch, Marlene ^b   Flörke, Ulrich ^b   Bolte, Michael ^c   Schulz, Stephan ^a   Gudat, Dietrich ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amidinates; C C coupling; C H activation; Chelates; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPLEXATION; LIGANDS; ZINC;

AMIDINATES; C-C COUPLING; C-H ACTIVATION; CHELATES;

CHEMICAL BONDS;

EID: 53549088879     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200704417     Document Type: Article

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