Tin–cobalt compound used as oligomerisation catalyst

By Jamie Durrani2018-05-16T10:00:00

Single crystal XRD results confirmed that the Sn–Co bond was perpendicular to both the corrole and the porphyrin planes, and the two ligand planes were aligned face-to-face.

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First example of a four-coordinate tin radical made by photolysis of a metal–metal bond

Researchers in China have created an unusual heterobimetallic compound featuring a tin–cobalt bond. Light or heat can break the bond to generate a rare tin radical.