Guanidines are fascinating small nitrogen-rich organic compounds, which have been
frequently associated with a wide range of biological activities. This is mainly due to their …

α-Diimine ligands, in particular 1, 4-diazabutadiene (dad) and bis (iminoacenaphthene)(
bian) derivatives, have been widely used for coordination with various metals, including …

The reactions of anionic aluminium or gallium nucleophiles {K [E (NON)]} 2 (E= Al, 1; Ga, 2;
NON= 4, 5-bis (2, 6-diisopropylanilido)-2, 7-di tert-butyl-9, 9-dimethylxanthene) with …

The reactivity of two α-diimine-ligated digallanes,[L2–Ga–GaL2–](La=[(2, 6-iPr2C6H3) NC
(CH3)] 2, dpp-dad, 1; Lb= 1, 2-[(2, 6-iPr2C6H3) NC] 2C10H6, dpp-bian, 2), and a …

The activation of carbon dioxide by metallylene [(dpp-bian) GaNa (DME) 2](dpp-bian= 1, 2-
bis [(2, 6-di-isopropylphenyl) imino] acenaphthene) under mild conditions is described …

Reactivity of transition metal complexes containing the redox-active gallylene (dpp-bian) Ga
ligand (dpp-bian= 1, 2-bis [(2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) imino] acenaphthene) toward …

The dialanes [(dpp-Bian) Al–Al (dpp-Bian)](1) and [(dpp-dad) Al (THF)–(THF) Al (dpp-
dad)](2)(dpp-Bian= 1, 2-[(2, 6-i Pr2C6H3) NC] 2C12H6, dpp-dad=[(2, 6-i Pr2C6H3) NC …

For decades, ligands such as phosphanes or cyclopentadienyl ring derivatives have
dominated Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry. At the same time, alternative …

The α‐diimine‐ligated dimagnesium (I) compound [K (thf) 3] 2 [LMg− MgL](1, L=[(2, 6‐
iPr2C6H3) NC (Me)] 22−) displays diverse reactivities toward carbodiimides (RN= C= NR) …

Abstract The reaction of 1, 2-bis [(2, 6-diisopropylphenyl) imino] acenaphthene (dpp-bian
(1)) with one equivalent of SnCl2 gave the complex [(dpp-bian) 0SnCl2](2) containing the …