Programming Transition‐Metal Reactivity With Dicationic Tetrylene Z‐Type Ligands

Abstract

ABSTRACT Dicationic tetrylenes possess unique σ–acceptor properties but have long remained chemical curiosities because of their intrinsic instability and limited coordination chemistry. Chen and Zhang now transform these elusive species into practical, electronically programmable Z‐type ligands, enabling systematic tuning of platinum electrophilicity and catalysis ( https://doi.org/10.1002/anov.70024 ). This work establishes a new paradigm for Z‐type ligand design.