Abstract
Metal-metal bond polarity in its extreme form involving transition elements is found in di- or polynuclear complexes in which molecular fragments containing metal atoms from the two ends of the d block in the periodic table are combined. This linkage by direct metal-metal bonds of metal centers having very different oxidation states has been a challenge to the synthetic chemist. The suppression of degradative reaction channels caused by intramolecular single-electron transfer and the protection of the highly Lewis acidic early transition metal center by an appropriately designed ligand shell have opened up the systematic investigation of such systems. Concomitant with this development, advances in the conceptual framework for the quantitative description of bond polarity have led to a refined understanding of the nature of this type of metal-metal bonding. The greatest stimulus for the development of this field of research is the investigation of the cooperative reactivity of two or more coordination centers in their interaction with and transformation of organic substrates. This cooperativity, which is characterized by the different functions adopted by the metal centers in these conversions offers attractive perspectives in stoichiometric or even catalytic transformations.
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