Valentine P. Ananikov

Cyclobutadiene (and Its Higher Homologues) Complexes of the s-, p-, d-, and f-Block Elements

Abstract Square-planar triplet cyclobutadiene is intrinsically unstable, given its four π-electron configuration leading to unavoidable antiaromatic destabilization. One effective way to stabilize cyclobutadiene is through its incorporation into the coordination sphere of an elem...