Speaker
Philip Keil
Description
Cationic group 14 element(II) centers can be used as ligands in Ni(0) complexes keeping its Lewis acidic reactivity while being coordinated to the Ni(0) center. By introduction of a chelating phosphine arm the back bonding from the metal center is minimized due to constrained binding leading to highly Lewis acidic Ge(II) and Sn(II) centers. This is a promising discovery for potential applications in catalysis or challenging bond activation due to possible metal ligand cooperation (MLC).
Primary authors
Philip Keil
Terrance Hadlington
(TU München)
