Bonding situation in Be[N(SiMe<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>2</sub>– an experimental and computational study

Dominik Naglav, Anja Neumann, Dieter Bläser, Christoph Wölper, Rebekka Haack, Georg Jansen, Stephan Schulz

Chemical Communications · 2015 · 51 citations · 42 references

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Abstract

The solid state structure of Be[N(SiMe3)2]2 (1) was determined by in situ crystallisation and the bonding situation investigated by quantum chemical calculations. The Be-N bond is predominantly ionic, but some evidence for the presence of a partial Be-N double bond character was found.

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