Butler, MJMJButlerCrimmin, MRMRCrimmin2017-01-242018-01-032017-01-03Chemical Communications, 2017, 53 (8), pp.1348-13651364-548Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/43712The preparation and applications of heterobimetallic complexes continue to occupy researchers in the fields of organometallic, main group, and coordination chemistry. This interest stems from the promise these complexes hold as precursors to materials, reagents in synthesis and as new catalysis. Here we survey and organise the state-of-the-art understanding of the TM-H-M linkage (M = Mg, Zn, Al, Ga). We discuss the structure and bonding in these complexes, their known reactivity, and their largely unrealised potential in catalysis.© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry.Organic Chemistry03 Chemical SciencesJournal Articlehttps://www.dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6cc05702kUF090149EP/L011514/11364-548X