Download or read book Main Group and Transition Metal Complexes Supported by Carbon, Sulfur, and Selenium Donor Ligands written by Patrick Quinlivan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For example, a mixture of [TmBut]ZnMe and Me2Cd form an equilibrium mixture with [TmBut]CdMe and Me2Zn. Furthermore, transfer of the [TmBut] ligand between the metal centers is possible too. This is demonstrated by the transfer of [TmBut] from mercury to zinc in the methyl system, [TmBut]HgMe/Me2Zn. Additionally, transfer of [TmBut] from zinc to mercury is also observed upon treatment of [TmBut]2Zn with HgI2 to afford [TmBut]HgI and [TmBut]ZnI, thereby indicating that the nature of the co-ligand has a profound effect on the thermodynamics of ligand exchange. Chapter 3 explores the coordination chemistry of the selenium donor ligand, H(sebenzimMe). H(sebenzimMe) is able to coordinate metal centers through the selenium atom in a dative fashion, and, depending upon the metal center, up to four H(sebenzimMe) ligands can coordinate the same metal. Additionally, H(sebenzimMe) can be deprotonated to form [sebenzimMe]–, allowing for the potential of an LX coordination mode, which results in bridging complexes for the metal compounds investigated.