Double insertion of CO2 into an Al–Te multiple bond

Matthew J. Evans; Mathew D. Anker; Claire L. McMullin; Nasir A. Rajabi; Martyn P. Coles

doi:10.1039/D0CC07448A

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Double insertion of CO₂ into an Al–Te multiple bond†

Matthew J. Evans,^a Mathew D. Anker,

*^a Claire L. McMullin,

*^b Nasir A. Rajabi

^b and Martyn P. Coles

*^a

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^a School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
E-mail: martyn.coles@vuw.ac.nz

^b Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK

Abstract

We report the [Al(NON^Dipp)(Te)(THF)]⁻ anion containing a terminal aluminium telluride bond. DFT calculations confirm appreciable Al–Te multiple bond character and reaction with CO₂ proceeds via a double insertion to afford the previously unknown tellurodicarbonate ligand.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC07448A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 15 Nov 2020
Accepted: 02 Feb 2021
First published: 02 Feb 2021

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Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 2673-2676

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Double insertion of CO₂ into an Al–Te multiple bond

M. J. Evans, M. D. Anker, C. L. McMullin, N. A. Rajabi and M. P. Coles, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 2673 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC07448A

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