A base-stabilized lead(I) dimer and an aromatic plumbylidenide anion

• Main Authors: Chia, Siew-Peng, Xi, Hong Wei, Li, Yongxin, Lim, Kok Hwa, So, Cheuk-Wai
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Biochemistry; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Biophysics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101466; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16493
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The aromatic low-valent lead analogue of an indenyl anion (see scheme; 1) undergoes oxidation with SnCl2 to form the base-stabilized lead(I) dimer 2. Reduction of 2 with lithium regenerates 1. These compounds were characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.