Neutral isonitrile adducts of alkali and alkaline earth metals‡
Abstract
Isonitriles are shown to form stable neutral adducts with some group 1 and 2 metal complexes; the synthesis and structures of [Li{N(R)C(Ph)N
C(Ph)
CR2}(CNPh)]2, [LiNR2(CNPh)]2, [Mg(CHR2)2(CNC6H3Me2-2,6)2] and [Mg(CHR2)(µ-Br)(CNBut)]2 are described (R = SiMe3).