On the chemistry of Zn-Zn bonds, RZn-ZnR (R = [{(2,6-Pri 2C6H3)N(Me)C}2CH]): Synthesis, structure, and computations

Yuzhong Wang; Brandon Quillian; Pingrong Wei; Hongyan Wang; Xiao Juan Yang; Yaoming Xie; R. Bruce King; Paul V.R. Schleyer; H. Fritz Schaefer; Gregory H. Robinson

doi:10.1021/ja053819r

On the chemistry of Zn-Zn bonds, RZn-ZnR (R = [{(2,6-Prⁱ ₂C₆H₃)N(Me)C}₂CH]): Synthesis, structure, and computations

Yuzhong Wang, Brandon Quillian, Pingrong Wei, Hongyan Wang, Xiao Juan Yang, Yaoming Xie, R. Bruce King, Paul V.R. Schleyer, H. Fritz Schaefer, Gregory H. Robinson^*

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Abstract

Potassium reduction of RZn(μ-I)₂Li(OEt₂)₂ (R = [{(2,6-Prⁱ₂C₆H₃)N(Me)C}₂CH]) affords the second compound with a Zn-Zn bond, RZn-ZnR. The air- and moisture-sensitive title compound was characterized by ¹H NMR, elemental analyses, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The Zn-Zn bond was determined to be 2.3586(7) Å; this value is only about 0.05 Å longer than the Zn-Zn bond reported for Cp*Zn-ZnCp* (Cp* = C₅Me₅), the first reported compound with a Zn-Zn bond. In addition, density functional theory (DFT) computations on related model RZn-ZnR compounds provide insight into the intriguing Zn-Zn bond.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11944-11945
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	127
Issue number	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ja053819r
Publication status	Published - 31 Aug 2005
Externally published	Yes

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On the chemistry of Zn-Zn bonds, RZn-ZnR (R = [{(2,6-Prⁱ ₂C₆H₃)N(Me)C}₂CH]): Synthesis, structure, and computations

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