Semi-bridging σ-silyls as Z-type ligands

• Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 56; no. 24; pp. 3532 - 3535
• Main Authors: Frogley, Benjamin J, Hill, Anthony F, Sharma, Manab, Sinha, Arup, Ward, Jas S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 25.03.2020
• Subjects: Bimetals; Crystallography; Ligands; Palladium; Platinum; Reagents; Silicon

The reactions of SiHPh(NCH PPh ) C H -1,2 with a range of zerovalent group 10 reagents afford the homoleptic bimetallic complexes [M {μ-κ -Si,P,P'-SiPh(CH PPh ) C H } ] (M = Ni, Pd, Pt) in which the M-M bond is unsymmetrically bridged by two σ-silyl groups. The asymmetry of the M Si core increa...