Pathway to a molecular calcium methyl.
Kyle G PearceSamuel E NealeClaire L McMullinMary F MahonMichael S HillPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2024)
The dimeric β-diketiminato calcium hydride, [(BDI)CaH] 2 (BDI = HC{(Me)CN-2,6- i Pr 2 C 6 H 3 } 2 ), reacts with ZnMe 2 to afford the bimetallic calcium zincate complex, [(BDI)Ca(μ-CH 3 ) 2 Zn(μ-H)] 2 , which subsequently undergoes an intramolecular reaction to effect the formation of [(BDI)CaMe] 2 , a notable omission from the homologous series of β-diketiminato alkylcalcium derivatives.