Singly bonded, low-valent group 13 compounds are rare, and their reactions are typically limited to oxidative additions. Now, a compound with a singly bonded gallium(i) centre has been prepared using a sterically hindered ligand. This compound exhibits varied reactivity, undergoing both oxidative addition and redox-invariant carbometallation reactions.
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This is a summary of: Schreiner, S. H. F. et al. A singly bonded gallanediyl with redox-active and redox-inert reactivity. Nat. Synth. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00639-w (2024).
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A gallium(i) compound with variable reactivity. Nat. Synth (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00653-y
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