A metallocene-complexed dibismuthene: Cp2Zr(BiR)2 (Cp = C5H5; R = C6H3-2,6-Mes 2)

Yuzhong Wang, Brandon Quillian, Xiao Juan Yang, Pingrong Wei, Zhongfang Chen, Chaitanya S. Wannere, Paul V.R. Schleyer*, Gregory H. Robinson

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Abstract

The zirconocene-complexed dibismuthene, Cp2Zr(BiR)2 (Cp = C5H5; R = C6H3-2,6-Mes2), was prepared by the reaction of sodium metal with Cp2ZrCl2 and RBiCl2. The air- and moisture-sensitive dark reddish/brown compound is the first organometallic compound containing Bi-Zr bonds and the only example of a ZrBi2 ring. Moreover, our computations on associated model systems offer insight into the nature of the interaction of the heaviest dipnictene with a metallocene center.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7672-7673
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume127
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2005
Externally publishedYes

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