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Mechanochemical Synthesis of a Sodium Anion Complex [Na+(2,2,2-cryptand)Na-] and Studies of Its Reactivity:
Nathan Davison1,2, Jack M Hemingway2, Corinne Wills2
1School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
Abstract:
Group 1 metal molecular chemistry is dominated by a +1 oxidation state, while a 0 oxidation state is widespread in the metals. A more exotic, yet still available, oxidation state of group 1 metal is -1, i.e., alkalide. Reported as early as the 1970s, the alkalides appear in every modern inorganic chemistry textbook as an iconic chemical curiosity, yet their reactivity remains unexplored. This is due to their synthetic hurdles. In this work, we report the first facile synthesis of the archetypical alkalide complex, [Na+(2,2,2-cryptand)Na-], which allows us to unveil a versatile reactivity profile of this once exotic species.
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