Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.132, No.38, 13212-13213, 2010
Experimental Characterization and Computational Study of Unique C,N-Chelated Lithium Dianions
The structure of a unique C,N-chelated dilithio dianion has been established as a solvated monomeric species using a combination of NMR and computational techniques. The highly ordered structure of the dianion may be important in its reactivity in an oxidative C-N bond-forming process.