Continuing our campaign to study all the alkali metals in organometallic chemistry. Why don't you try this in your own studies? Our friends in Bern @evaheviagroup.bsky.social are!
Comparisons and Contrasts in a Complete Set of Alkali Metal Cumyl Structures | Inorg Chem pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Thrilled to co-author this perspective article with Eva and David. Think we are only at the tip of the iceberg on what is possible with these heavier alkali metals.
Matt, Imogen and Mickey’s paper detailing the synthesis and reactivity of the first neutral Al(I) trimer is out now in @natcomms.nature.com! Check it out here along with @mattdv-t.bsky.social’s ‘behind the paper’ article!
Great to see this out! @fabiandankert.bsky.social and I summarise some of our favourite papers in main group chemistry over the last year
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@townrowresearch.bsky.social and I summarized some recent developments in molecular main-group chemistry. A fun project with many beautiful new discoveries last year! 👨🔬👩🔬
The annual "Trendbericht" can i.e. be read here:
gdch.app/article/haup...
I must admit, I never heard of Sc.EYE.nce but the picture is great - and yes, we also think the research is beautiful! Thanks Benjamin 👍
Last week: homogeneous redox-catalysis with Al(I)-Al(III) (Leo Liu Lab) Now: heterogeneous alkene hydrogenation with Al(0), earth’s most abundant metal. Observations and calculations point to reactivity at the metal surface. Preprint: shorturl.at/I9R0B Main group power 👍
Robert Mulvey
Robert Mulvey
Clare Bakewell
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⌬ This article: chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
⌬ This illustration: sceyence.artstation.com/projects/Nqd...
⌬ Sc·EYE·nce: linktr.ee/sc.eye.nce
MOLECULAR ZINTL PHASES with tetra-anionic Si, Ge, Sn, Pb accessible using soluble form of Mg(0). Although all E(4-) anions are full valence-shell octets, they are highly reactive. Some are stable, some not. The Sn(-IV) complex is an 8e-reductant shorturl.at/InmD6 @natsynth.nature.com
Oliver Townrow
Fabian Dankert
Now online and open access:
Article by Sjoerd Harder & co-workers @harder-research.bsky.social
Molecular low-oxidation-state chemistry with tetra-anionic group 14 elements
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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