University of Sussex
Browse

File(s) not publicly available

A linear homocatenated compound containing six indium Centers

journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-07, 19:33 authored by Michael S Hill, Peter B Hitchcock, Ruti Pongtavornpinyo
In contrast to carbon and its heavier congeners, group 13 elements are rarely observed to catenate into linear chains. Here, we find that treatment of indium(I) iodide with a protonated N-xylyl ß-diketiminate and a strong potassium base in tetrahydrofuran yields a hexa-indium chain. X-ray crystallography revealed one ß-diketiminate ligand bound to each indium center with no bridging ligands supporting the five indium-indium single bonds. The terminal indium centers were capped with iodine. Electronic spectroscopy and computations on a model compound offer preliminary support for s delocalization along the chain.

History

Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Science

ISSN

0036-8075

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Issue

5769

Volume

311

Page range

1904-1907

Pages

4.0

Department affiliated with

  • Chemistry Publications

Notes

PH solved the crystal structure of this novel compound containing six indium centers and co-authored the paper as part of a collaboration with MH at IC

Full text available

  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

Usage metrics

    University of Sussex (Publications)

    Categories

    No categories selected

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC