A Base‐Stabilized Lead(I) Dimer and an Aromatic Plumbylidenide Anion

Siew‐Peng Chia, Hongwei Xi, Yongxin Li, Kok Hwa Lim, Cheuk‐Wai So

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2013 · 41 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

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.

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