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A Ligand Composed of Dinitrogen and Methyldiphenylphosphane in a Cationic Molybdenum Complex
Author(s) -
Murahashi Tetsuro,
Clough Christopher R.,
Figueroa Joshua S.,
Cummins Christopher C.
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.200463057
Subject(s) - molybdenum , cationic polymerization , ligand (biochemistry) , chemistry , coordination sphere , phosphorane , diazo , inorganic chemistry , stereochemistry , combinatorial chemistry , medicinal chemistry , crystallography , polymer chemistry , crystal structure , receptor , biochemistry
Dinitrogen connects molybdenum and phosphorus : The diazo(triorgano)phosphorane ligand Ph 2 MePN 2 is multiply bonded through its N‐terminus to molybdenum in the depicted cationic complex. The Ph 2 MePN 2 ligand was synthesized within molybdenum's coordination sphere by rational assembly from a precursor N 2 complex. Computational studies reveal the NN bond to be highly activated in the complex, which nonetheless readily fragments (with N 2 loss) upon one‐electron reduction.