The history of silyl cations has all the makings of a drama but with a happy ending. Being
considered reactive intermediates impossible to isolate in the condensed phase for …

The preparation and structural characterization of a novel cationic cobalt (III) selenolate
complex of type [Cp* Co (PySe)] 22+ 2 [BArF4]−(Cp*= pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, PySe …

An in-depth investigation of the reaction of tertiary hydrosilanes with [CpW (CO) 2 (IMes)]+[B
(C6F5) 4]− reveals a fundamentally new Si–H bond activation mode. Unlike the originally …

The ambiguous bonding situation of σ‐E− H (E= Si, B) complexes in transition metal
compounds has been rationalized by means of Density Functional Theory calculations. To …

In contrast to conventional metal–ligand cooperative cleavage of a B− H bond, which
provides a B cation on the ligand and an H anion on the metal, we report herein the …

The cleavage of silicon–hydrogen bonds to generate silicon-containing metal complexes
has played an essential role in the preparation of organosilicon compounds. Herein, we …

Described herein is a comparative theoretical study of dehydrogenative C (sp)–H
functionalizations of a terminal alkyne with group-14-based hydrides (HEEt3; E= Si, Ge, Sn) …

The preparation and structural characterization of mononuclear tethered ruthenium (II)
complexes of type [(DmpSe) Ru (PR3)]+ BArF4–(DmpSe= 2, 6-dimesitylphenyl selenolate …

Metal–ligand cooperativity for the activation of the Si─ H bond in hydrosilanes recently
emerged as a powerful methodology for the catalytic transfer of silyl groups. The use of …

KURZZUSAMMENFASSUNG Während eine Vielzahl teils hochwirksamer, chiraler
Gegenanionen zur asymmetrischen Reaktionsführung bereits in der Literatur vorgestellt …