The Transition Metal Chemistry of PGeP and PSnP Pincer Heavier Tetrylenes

This review article collects and discusses the syntheses of the currently known metal‐free heavier tetrylenes having a PEP pincer topology (E = tetrel atom) as well as their transition metal derivative chemistry. To date, only five PGeP germylenes and two PSnP stannylenes have been isolated. These c...

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Published in:European journal of inorganic chemistry 2020-03, Vol.2020 (10), p.784-795
Main Authors: Cabeza, Javier A., García‐Álvarez, Pablo, Laglera‐Gándara, Carlos J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coordination
Germanium
Germanium chlorides
Germylenes
Heavier tetrylenes
Inorganic chemistry
Phosphines
Pincer ligands
Tin
Topology
Transition metals
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Summary:This review article collects and discusses the syntheses of the currently known metal‐free heavier tetrylenes having a PEP pincer topology (E = tetrel atom) as well as their transition metal derivative chemistry. To date, only five PGeP germylenes and two PSnP stannylenes have been isolated. These compounds have been successfully synthesized by treating GeCl2(diox) (diox = 1,4‐dioxane), GeCl2(NHC) (NHC = N‐heterocyclic carbene) or SnCl2 with two equivalents of an appropriate lithiated phosphine. Their transition metal chemistry is dominated by processes in which, in addition to the coordination of one or both phosphane groups, the E atom ends inserted into M–M or M–X (X = anionic group) bonds. Only in a few occasions a simple coordination of the tetrylene fragment (as a neutral two‐electron‐donor ligand) has been observed. The structural and bonding characteristics of the metal‐free PEP tetrylenes and of relevant examples of their transition metal derivatives are also surveyed. This minireview surveys, in an approximate chronological order of publication, the synthetic aspects of the currently known isolable (metal‐free) heavier tetrylenes that have a PEP (E = tetrel atom) pincer topology as well as their reactivity with transition metal complexes.
ISSN:1434-1948
1099-0682
DOI:10.1002/ejic.201901248