Dimesitylzinc: A Strictly 2-coordinate, Homoleptic Diarylzinc Compound
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-07, 19:26authored bySarah C Cole, Martyn P Coles, Peter B Hitchcock
Unprecedented aryl transfer from boron to zinc generated Zn(mes)2, the structure of which revealed a linear, two coordinate metal in which there is no stabilisation by inter- or intramolecular interactions.