The product of the reaction between MnCl2 and tris(trimethylsilyl)methyl-lithium in 1:2 molar ratio in tetrahydrofuran is the monomeric species [Mn{C(SiMe3)3}2], the first two-co-ordinate manganese compound to be characterized.
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Buttrus et al. (1985) studied this question.