Heavier N-heterocyclic half-sandwich tetrylenes

ansa-Half-sandwich complexes of the group 14 elements germanium, tin and lead are reported, which represent a new class of Lewis amphiphilic tetrylenes and bridge the gap between classical N-heterocyclic systems and group 14 metallocenes. These compounds can form complexes both with carbenes and transition metal fragments.

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This study reports a new class of half-sandwich complexes consisting of group 14 elements germanium, tin and lead, which can form complexes with both carbenes and transition metal fragments, bridging the gap between classical N-heterocyclic systems and group 14 metallocenes.