Metal Vapour Synthesis of an Organometallic Barium(0) Synthon

For over half a century, Mg(anthracene) has been a well-known complex that reacts as a form of “atomic” Mg⁰ however, heavier alkaline-earth metal anthracene complexes are unknown. Reaction of Ba⁰ vapour with an anthracene ligand gave a Ba anthracene complex that crystallizes as a cyclic octamer and reacts as a Ba⁰ synthon.

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