Lewis Base Stabilized Dicarbon: Predictions from Theory

摘要

The synthesis and theoretical assessment of Lewis base-stabilized E~0 "allotropes" of p-block elements continues to provide exciting developments, with new molecules having recently been synthesized for elements in Groups 14 and 15, including "C1", "Si2", "Ge2" "P2", and "As''. In the majority of cases the stabilizing base is an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand.