| Abstract: | Homoleptic Zinc Amides: Transition to Monomeric Molecules Zinc chloride reacts with the lithium salts of the bulky secondary amines HN(i-Bu)2 and HN(t-Bu)2 to form the corresponding homoleptic zinc compounds {Zn[N(i-Bu)2]2}2 ( 1 ) and Zn[N(t-Bu)2]2 ( 2 ). The NMR spectroscopic and mass spectrometric results as well as the molecular weight determinations and X-ray diffraction data are consistent with a dimeric structure of 1 and a monomeric structure of 2 in the gas phase, in solution and in the solid state. |
