The solid state structures of the high and low temperature phases of dimethylcadmium



Steiner, A ORCID: 0000-0002-4315-6123, Jones, AC, Hanke, F and Song, S
(2016) The solid state structures of the high and low temperature phases of dimethylcadmium. Chemical Communications (London), 52 (66). pp. 10144-10146.

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Abstract

The solid state structure of dimethylcadmium, a classic organometallic compound with a long history, has remained elusive for almost a century. X-ray crystallography and density functional theory reveal similar phase behaviour as in dimethylzinc. The high temperature tetragonal phase, α-Me2Cd, exhibits two-dimensional disorder, while the low temperature monoclinic phase, β-Me2Cd, is ordered. Both phases contain linearly coordinated cadmium atoms. While the methyl groups are staggered in the α-phase, they are eclipsed in the β-phase.

Item Type: Article
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 22 Jul 2016 15:35
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:33
DOI: 10.1039/C6CC05851E
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3002484