We have recently demonstrated that homoatomic coordination chemistry offers a versatile approach to P-P bond formation, and a variety of synthetic methods are now available. Extrapolation of coordination chemistry to other p-block element acceptor centers provides new approaches for general non-metal element-element bond formation. More importantly, in the context of the coordination chemistry of the transition metals, a potentially diverse and extensive coordination chemistry for non-metal element acceptors is emerging for the tetraels (E = Si, Ge, Sn) and the pnictogens (Pn = P, As, Sb, Bi), as illustrated (L = neutral ligand, X = substituent) below. The synthesis, structure, bonding and reactivity for new complexes involving non-metal acceptors with classical ligands will be described. Representative References: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 11474; 2012, 51, 2964; 2013, 52, 2042; 2013, 52, 4863; 2014, 53, 6050 (review); 2014, 53, 3480; 2015, 54, 7828. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 12498; 2014, 136, 14941. Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21, 7902. Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 12331; 2012, 48, 7922; 2012, 48, 7359; 2014, 50, 7979. Dalton, 2015, 44, 17 (review). Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 2559; 2015, 6, DOI: 10.1039/C5SC02423D.

Evolving the coordination chemistry of p-block element Lewis acceptors

251st National Meeting (2016)

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