A Series of Neutral Alkaline Earth Metal Hydride Complexes Supported by a Bulky, Unsymmetrical -Diketiminate Ligand, [{(Dip/TCHPNacnac)M(-H)}2] (M = Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba)

Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D4CC04286G, Communication Dominic Kennedy, Matthew J Evans, Dafydd Jones, Joseph M Parr, Michael Hill, Cameron Jones A bulky, unsymmetrical -diketiminate ligand, [HC{MeCN(Dip)}{MeCN(TCHP)}]- (Dip/TCHPNacnac; Dip = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl, TCHP = 2,4,6-tricyclohexylphenyl), has been utilised in the preparation of a series of magnesium alkyl and calcium, strontium and barium...