Organometallics

Synthesis of Phosphine-Ligated Zinc Acetylide Dimers: Enhanced Reactivity in Carbonyl Additions

EE Wilson, AG Oliver, RP Hughes, BL Ashfeld

Index: Downey, C. Wade; Mahoney, Brian D.; Lipari, Vincent R. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 74, # 7 p. 2904 - 2906

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Abstract

... d ... of the Zn–CH 3 bond to the zinc acetylide dimer (Figure 4A). An NBO(11) analysis of 6c demonstrates weak donation from C≡C π into the Zn–CH 3 σ* acceptor orbital (Figure 4B); the stabilizing delocalization energy associated with each of these two interactions is ca. ...