Much like chocolate, some of us metallaholics cannot get enough. So WUQXIP proved an irresistible frolic (DOI: 10.1021/om020789h). Let us start with benzene. It can have metals added in two ways, whilst preserving its essential aromaticity.
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Triple metal delight
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011Tags:Albrecht Salzer, Frank Podewils, Hypervalency, Martin Kaupp, metal, metal delight, metal sandwich, metal-metal bond, metallabenzene, metallocene, three-centre bonding, triple metal bonding delight, Triple metal delight, Trixie Wagner, Ulli Englert, Ulrike Effertz
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(Almost) 100 years of Lewis structures: are they still fit for purpose?
Monday, September 27th, 2010The molecule below was characterised in 1996 (DOI: 10.1246/cl.1996.489) and given the name tris(dithiolene)vanadium (IV). No attempt was made in the original article to give this molecule a Lewis structure using Lewis electron pair bonds. This blog will explore some of the issues that arise when this is attempted.1
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Multi-centre bonding in the Grignard Reagent
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009The Grignard reaction is encountered early on in most chemistry courses, and most labs include the preparation of this reagent, typically by the following reaction:
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