Hellen Videa, Antonio J. Martínez-Martínez Dalton Trans., 2023, DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1039/D3DT01592K
This study reports the first structural elucidation of β-diketiminate anions (BDI−), known for strong coordination, in their unbound form within caesium complexes. β-Diketiminate caesium salts (BDICs) were synthesised, and upon the addition of Lewis donor ligands, free BDI− anions and donor-solvated Cs+ cations were observed. Notably, the liberated BDI− anions exhibited an unprecedented dynamic cisoid–transoid exchange in solution.
