Reactivity of Ylenes at Late Transition Metal Centers
Blom, Burgert
Heavy main group elements, i.e. those where n > 2, exhibit a marked decreasing propensity to engage in pi- bond formation compared to the lighter elements. This presents a huge challenge in contemporary inorganic chemistry and in terms of triple bonding between heavy main group elements and transition metals, reports are rare. In fact, there are only a few examples of complexes featuring triple bond formation to the heavier homologues of carbo...