Fig. 1: CO-dimerisation and -trimerisation through metalation with Alkaline Earth hydride complexes.
From: Accessing the main-group metal formyl scaffold through CO-activation in beryllium hydride complexes
Reaction of molecular magnesium and calcium hydride complexes has led to either CO-dimerisation, forming the ethenediolate moiety, or trimerisation, forming the cyclopropanetriolate ligand.
