Mg–Mg-bonded compounds with N,N′-dipp-substituted phenanthrene-diamido and o-phenylene-diamino ligands

Abstract

Two Mg–Mg-bonded compounds were synthesized by using the ligands N,N′-bis(dipp)-phenanthrene-9,10-diimine (L²) and N,N′-bis(dipp)-o-phenylenediamine (H₂L³; dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl). These new Mg(I) species were characterized by X-ray diffraction, NMR, UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, and DFT computations. Their reactions with unsaturated organic molecules were examined.