Alkaline earth metals: homometallic bonding

Journal article

The study of alkaline earth metal complexes is undergoing a renaissance. Stable molecular species featuring Mg-Mg bonds were reported in 2007 and their reactivity has since been intensively investigated. Motivated by this work, efforts have also been devoted to the synthesis of complexes featuring Be-Be and Ca-Ca bonds. These collective endeavours have revealed that the chemistry of the group 2 metals is richer and more complex than had previously been appreciated. Here, a discussion of the nature of homometallic alkaline earth bonding is presented, recent synthetic advances are described, and future directions are considered.

Authors: Boronski, JT

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Journal: Dalton Transactions
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 33-39
• Publication date: 2023-11-30
• DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03550f
• EISSN: 1477-9234
• ISSN: 1477-9226
• Language: English
• Keywords: The Renaissance; Organic chemistry; Earth (classical element); Alkaline earth metal; Materials science; Reactivity (psychology); Physics; Inorganic chemistry; Metal; Nanotechnology; Chemical bond; Chemistry