Affiliation:
1. Molecular Inorganic Chemistry Stratingh Institute for Chemistry University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
2. Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
3. Ghent Quantum Chemistry Group Department of Chemistry Ghent University 9000 Gent Belgium
Abstract
AbstractThe reported tetracoordinate dilithio methandiide complex from Liddle and co‐workers (1) is investigated from a coordination chemistry perspective, to probe the origin of its intriguing geometry. Through the application of a variety of computational techniques, non‐covalent (steric, electrostatic) interactions are found to be dominant. Further, we arrive at a bonding description which emphasizes the tricoordinate sp2‐hybridized nature of the central methandiide carbon, differing somewhat from the original proposal. Thus, 1 is distinct from other dilithio methandiides since it contains only one C−Li σ‐bond, and is found to be comparable to a simple aryllithium compound, phenyllithium.
Funder
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap
Subject
General Chemistry,Catalysis,Organic Chemistry