The chemistry of univalent metal β-diketiminates

Abstract

The easily electronically and sterically tunable β-diketiminates are widely used auxiliary ligands for the creation of a wide range of metal complexes with various oxidation states in all groups of the periodic table. This review article highlights the recent advances of univalent β-diketiminatometal complexes. Such low-valent metals supported by β-diketiminates display remarkable metal-metal bonding, organic functionality and small molecule activations, reactivity relevant to biological active sites, and catalytic reactivity. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.