Octa-coordinated alkaline earth metal–dinitrogen complexes M(N2)8 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba)

Qian Wang; Sudip Pan; Shujun Lei; Jiaye Jin; Guohai Deng; Guanjun Wang; Lili Zhao; Mingfei Zhou; Gernot Frenking

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11323-5

Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

Octa-coordinated alkaline earth metal–dinitrogen complexes M(N2)8 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba)

Qian Wang,
Sudip Pan,
Shujun Lei,
Jiaye Jin,
Guohai Deng,
Guanjun Wang,
Lili Zhao,
Mingfei Zhou,
Gernot Frenking

Affiliations

Qian Wang: Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Sudip Pan: Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University
Shujun Lei: Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Jiaye Jin: Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Guohai Deng: Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Guanjun Wang: Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Lili Zhao: Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University
Mingfei Zhou: Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
Gernot Frenking: Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11323-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

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The study of main group complexes remains important to our fundamental understanding of main group element bonding and properties. Here the authors isolate and spectroscopically characterize a series of 8-coordinated alkaline earth metal–dinitrogen complexes M(N2)8 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba) in a low-temperature neon matrix.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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