Nickel-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Zn–Zn Coupling to a Zn(I) Dimer and Its Reactivity

Abstract

High-yield access to a bis-guanidinate zinc(I) dimer was achieved via nickel-catalyzed dehydrocoupling of a zinc(II) hydride. Reactions of Zn(I) dimer with diphenyl dichalcogenides and sulfur resulted in the formation of zinc chalcogenolates and a rare zinc(II) hexasulfide, respectively. Protonolysis of the zinc chalcogenolates afforded zinc hydroxide or phenoxide complexes.

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Nov 2025
Accepted
26 Nov 2025
First published
27 Nov 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Commun., 2025, Accepted Manuscript

Nickel-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Zn–Zn Coupling to a Zn(I) Dimer and Its Reactivity

S. Rajput, S. PADHAN, N. M T, S. Mukhopadhyay and S. Nembenna, Chem. Commun., 2025, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D5CC06233K

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