Sam L. Choong, Christian Schenk, Andreas Stasch, Deepak Dange and Cameron Jones
Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 2504-2506
DOI:
10.1039/C2CC18086C,
Communication
Reductions of the β-diketiminato group 14 metal(II) chloride complexes, [(ButMesNacnac)ECl] (ButMesNacnac = [(MesNCBut)2CH]−; Mes = mesityl; E = Ge, Sn or Pb), with a magnesium(I) dimer have led to differing outcomes, which include the formation of the first β-diketiminato group 14 metal(I) dimer, [{(ButMesNacnac)Sn}2].