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Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Science, 2(14), p. 379-383, 2023

DOI: 10.1039/d2sc04231b

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Comment on “The oxidation state in low-valent beryllium and magnesium compounds” by M. Gimferrer, S. Danés, E. Vos, C. B. Yildiz, I. Corral, A. Jana, P. Salvador and D. M. Andrada, Chem. Sci. 2022, <b>13</b>, 6583

Journal article published in 2023 by Sudip Pan ORCID, Gernot Frenking ORCID
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Abstract

Metal–ligand bonds in M(cAACDip)2 (M = Be, Mg) are best described with dative bonds between neutral ligands L⇄M⇄L but not with charged species L(−1)→E(+2)←L(−1) as previously stated. The oxidation state of the metals is zero but not +2.