Intermediate snapshot on the insertion reaction of isocyanates into the Zn–Cp* bond of dizincocene Cp*2Zn2
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X Ray
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Heteroleptic Zn(i) complexes Cp*Zn–Zn(N(R)C(Cp*)O) with η4-coordinated tethered Cp* ligand represent snapshots of isocyanate insertion reactions into Zn–Cp* bonds. Their bonding nature was analysed by single crystal X-ray diffraction and computational calculations.