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The Effect of Single-Atom (Zn, Cd, or Hg) Replacement on the Strength and Directionality of the Spodium Bond

Abstract The spodium bond (SpB) is an attractive noncovalent interaction between the Group 12 element (Zn, Cd, or Hg) and a nucleophile (Nu). In comparison to the monovariant H-bond at R–H···Nu synthon, the SpB parameters (strength and directionality) can also be regulated by rep...

Light-Enhanced Synthesis of TiSb2 and TiBi2 Metallacycles

Abstract The synthesis of small metallacycles of early transition metals and heavy pnictogens has been primarily achieved by reductive coupling of the pnictane moiety with a transition metal fragment. Herein, we report a light-enhanced synthesis of titanocene Sb2 and Bi2 metallac...

Layered Nickel–HHTP Networks for Efficient Chemiresistive Sensing of CH 4 and CO 2

ABSTRACT The synthesis and single‐crystal structural elucidation of Ni‐HHTP are reported for the first time, achieved from crystals of sufficient size for electron diffraction analysis. These studies reveal that the crystal structure of Ni‐HHTP alternates between radical‐rich and...