Abstract
Two Mni-Mn-bonded dimanganese complexes, as well as the tetracadmium complex shown in the picture, were obtained by reduction of [M 2 {η- 2 -Me 2 Si(NDipp) 2 } 2 ] (M=Mn, Cd; Dipp=2,6-iPr 2 C 6 H 3 ). Their structures are consistent with those of calculated intermediates in the reduction of [Zn 2 {η- 2 -Me 2 Si(NDipp) 2 } 2 ]. Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.