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Intramolecular CH Activation by an Open‐Shell Cobalt( III ) Imido Complex
Author(s) -
Shay Daniel T.,
Yap Glenn P. A.,
Zakharov Lev N.,
Rheingold Arnold L.,
Theopold Klaus H.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200462529
Subject(s) - intramolecular force , ligand (biochemistry) , cobalt , chemistry , medicinal chemistry , stereochemistry , paramagnetism , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , receptor , physics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
The paramagnetic Co III imido complex 1 is stable enough to be structurally characterized by X‐ray diffraction. However, in solution a primary CH bond of the ligand is activated and gives 2 , the product of formal insertion of the imido ligand into a methyl group (see scheme; Ad=adamantyl).