Transition metal chemistry in synthetically viable alkaline earth complexes M(Cp)3- (M = Ca, Sr, Ba)

We predicted the stable alkaline earth complexes M(Cp)(3)(-) (M = Ca, Sr, Ba; Cp = cyclopentadienyl), where the M centers were in their stable +2 oxidation state and mimicked the bonding behaviour of transition metals by participating in bonding with the pi orbitals of Cp ligands using their d orbitals.

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The study predicted stable alkaline earth complexes where the metal centers were in their stable +2 oxidation state and participated in bonding with the pi orbitals of Cp ligands using their d orbitals, mimicking the bonding behavior of transition metals.