A rare terminal cadmium hydride complex [(BDI)CdH] (BDI = [{N(2,6-iPrCH)C(Me)}CH]) has been synthesised from [(BDI)CdCl] and LiEtBH. The hydride can be reduced to the cadmium(i) dimer, [(BDI)CdCd(BDI)] upon treatment with a catalytic amount of diisopropyl- or dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.

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Anilido-imino-based ligands have been used to generate new zinc complexes, including rare zinc phosphanide and phosphinodichalcogenoate complexes. The fluorescence intensity of these compounds is highly dependent upon the non-ancillary ligand.