On the Chemistry of Zn-Zn Bonds, RZn-ZnR (R = [{(2,6-Pri2C6H3)N(Me)C}2CH]): Synthesis, Structure, and Computations.

The article presents information on the chemistry of Zn-Zn bonds. The characterization of various compounds is desirable for the exploration of Zn-Zn bond chemistry. Compounds with homonuclear metal-metal bonds of the heavier group 12 metals, cadmium and mercury, are well-known. Alkali or alkaline earth metal reduction of metal halides, complexed by sterically demanding ligands, has proven to be a fruitful synthetic approach to compounds containing main group metal-metal bonds and main group metal-transition metal bonds.