Table 2. Reaction of Sc(0), Zr(0), Hf(0), or Mn(0) Nanoparticles with Different Reactants, Resulting in the Novel Compounds 1–22^a.

reactant	abbreviation	reaction with base-metal nanoparticle
		Sc(0)	Zr(0)	Hf(0)	Mn(0)
isopropanol	HOiPr	/	1	/	ncc
1,1′-bi-2-naphthol	H2binol	ncc	ncc	2	/
N,N′-bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine	H2salen	ncc	ncc	ncc	3
2-mercaptopyridine	2-Hmpy	4	ncc	ncc	nr
2,6-diisopropylaniline	H2dipa	/	/	/	5
carbazole	Hcz	6	ncc	ncc	nr
triphenylphosphane	PPh3	/	7b	/	/
N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine	tmeda	/	/	/	8
2,2′-bipyridine	bipy	18	19b	19b	nr
N,N′-diphenylformamidine	Hdpfa	9	20	21	nr
N,N′-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)formamidine	Hdippfa	22b	22b	22b	nr
N,N′-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-2,4-pentanediimine	(dipp)2nacnacH	nr	nr	nr	10
2,2′-dipydridylamine	Hdpa	ncc	ncc	ncc	11
2,6-bis(2-benzimidazolyl)pyridine	H2bbp	12	ncc	ncc	ncc
ethylmethylimodazolium chloride	[EMIm]Cl	13b	13b	/	nr
butylmethylimodazolium chloride	[BMIm]Cl	14	15	16,17	nr

^anr: no reaction observed; ncc: no crystalline compound obtained; /: not examined.

^bMetal of respective nanoparticles not present in identified product.