Carbon–carbon (C–C) coupling reactions are fundamental transformations in modern synthetic chemistry that are traditionally dominated by platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts. The scarcity, cost and toxicity of PGMs have inspired the quest for more ...

The synthesis of C2+ molecules from C1 sources is a critical technology for a sustainable chemical economy. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a key C1 feedstock for processes such as the Fischer–Tropsch synthes...

A dysprosium amide–alkene complex shows soft magnetic hysteresis loops up to 100 kelvin, arising from the high charge density of the amide ligands and the structural role of the pendant alkene.

Communications Chemistry, Published online: 05 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s42004-025-01572-5Iminophosphoranomethanide ligands have been used to stabilize metal complexes, but their application as alkyl precursors in deprotonation reactions remains unexplored. Here, the authors prepare and characterize bis- and tris- methanide alkaline and rare earth complexes through protonolysis between dibenzyl metal precursors and the CH2(SiMe3)P(Ph)2 = NSiMe3 proligand or salt elimination reactions, and show that rare earth methanides can be used as synthetic precursors for the preparation of solvent-free complexes.

Iminophosphoranomethanide ligands have been used to stabilize metal complexes, but their application as alkyl precursors in deprotonation reactions remains unexplored. Here, the authors prepare and ch...

New computational evidence reiterates that alkyl groups are inductively electron-withdrawing and that hyperconjugation dominates

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Herein we report the use of the methanide ligand {CH(SiMe3)P(Ph)2=NSiMe3}– (NPC-H) in the stabilization of alkaline earth and rare earth complexes. Protonolysis of the proligand with nBu2Mg or dibenzy...

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