Isolation and characterization of ZnCH2 by Fourier transform I.R. matrix isolation spectroscopy and its photolytic rearrangement to HZnCH
Abstract
The 1 : 1 adduct produced by cocondensing monoatomic zinc, diazomethane and argon onto a cold surface at 12 K can be converted to ZnCH2 with λ400 nm photolysis; a carbene→carbyne rearrangement of ZnCH2 to HZnCH is observed during u.v. photolysis.