On-demand switching from mono-silylene to bis-silylene to access mono-, di- and mixed coinage metal complexes

2025/01/01 by Xiaofei Sun, Da Jin, Ravi Yadav +3 · 1 voice
Chemistry · #Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry #Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis #Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d5sc04287a

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

a Lewis acid triggered ligand rearrangement. Notably, using this silylene, a selective coordination of the two different coinage metals Ag and Au was achieved stepwise. This differs from the reactivity when a conventional bis-silylene is employed. The isolation of [LSiAg(Mes)-(NDipp)-Au(Mes)SiL] showcases the utility of strong σ-donor silylene-based switchable ligands. This represents the first example of a heterobimetallic complex ligated by a spacer-separated bis-silylene ligand.

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