Volume 52, Issue 24 pp. 6298-6301
Communication

A Base-Stabilized Lead(I) Dimer and an Aromatic Plumbylidenide Anion

Siew-Peng Chia

Siew-Peng Chia

Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371 (Singapore)

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Dr. Hong-Wei Xi

Dr. Hong-Wei Xi

Division of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459 (Singapore)

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Dr. Yongxin Li

Dr. Yongxin Li

Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371 (Singapore)

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Prof. Dr. Kok Hwa Lim

Prof. Dr. Kok Hwa Lim

Division of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459 (Singapore)

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Dr. Cheuk-Wai So

Corresponding Author

Dr. Cheuk-Wai So

Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371 (Singapore)

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First published: 29 April 2013
Citations: 38

This work is supported by the Central Strategic Initiative for Inter-disciplinary Competitive Fund.

Graphical Abstract

The aromatic low-valent lead analogue of an indenyl anion (see scheme; 1) undergoes oxidation with SnCl2 to form the base-stabilized lead(I) dimer 2. Reduction of 2 with lithium regenerates 1. These compounds were characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.

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