Transition metal reagents and catalysts are generally effective to cleave all three bonds (one σ and two π) in a triple bond despite its high bonding energy. Recently, chemistry of single-bond cleavage by using main-group element compounds is rapidly being developed in the absence of transition metals. However, the cleavage of a triple bond using non-transition-metal compounds is less explored....

A recently developed extension of the CNDO-method is used to study the electronic structure of a number of binuclear transition metal carbonyls and carboxylates with fourfold or quasi-fourfold symmetry. The results are compared to those available from nonempirical calculations. Special attention is paid to the nature of the metal-metal bond. Connections with qualitative MO-considerations allow ...

The reaction between a transition metal carbonyl compound, L(n)MCO, and Li[Me(3)SiNR] yields the corresponding isocyanide derivative, L(n)MCNR, thereby providing a new route to transition metal isocyanide compounds that does not require the use of free isocyanides as reagents.

Transition metal sulfides are scientifically and technologically important materials. This review summarizes recent progress on the synthetic fabrication of transition metal sulfides nanocrystals with controlled shape, size, and surface functionality. Special attention is paid to the case of MoS2 nanoparticles, where organic (surfactant, polymer), inorganic (support, promoter, doping) compounds...

the synthesis, spectroscopic and magnetic characterization of a series of new alkoxo-bridged binuclear copper (ii) compounds are described. all complexes have the general formula [cu (m-or)(l)2]2(clo4)2 · x h2o, in which m-or = ch3o-, c2h5o- or c3h7o-, l = 2-amino-4-methylpyridine (abbreviated a4pic) and 2-amino-5-methylpyridine ( abbreviated a5pic). the title compounds all consist of dinuclear...

ligands derived from 8-quinoline, 6-quinoline, 1 -isoquinoline, and 5-isoquinoline were synthesized. these compounds have been used as ligands for complexation of transition metals, such as copper(ii) and nickel(ii). according to the spectrosocopic data, copper(ii) cation forms (i: 1) and (i:2) complexes with 2-(8-quinoly1)-l,l,3,3- tetramethylguanidine and 2- (i '-isoquinoly1)- 1,1,3,3-te...

Extending to transition metals, the class of compounds known as inverse crown ethers, two mixed alkali metal-manganese(II) amide ring compounds with oxo cores have been synthesised and crystallographically characterised, together with an oxo-free alkyl-amido precursor.

Local-density-approximation calculations are used to show that the metal-metal distance along the chains controls the charge-density wave (CDW) in halogen-bridged transition-metal linear-chain (MX) compounds. The strength of the CDW can be understood in terms of a two band Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model if a hard-core ion-ion repulsion potential is also added. We predict a second-order phase transi...

The correlation consistent Composite Approach (ccCA), which has been shown to achieve chemical accuracy (+/-1 kcal mol-1) for a large benchmark set of main group and s-block metal compounds, is used to compute enthalpies of formation for a set of 17 3d transition metal species. The training set includes a variety of metals, ligands, and bonding types. Using the correlation consistent basis sets...