Dinitrogen Splitting and Functionalization in the Coordination Sphere of Rhenium

ISSN
0002-7863
Date Issued
2014
Author(s)
Klopsch, Isabel
Milde, Bastian
Werz, Daniel B.
DOI
10.1021/ja502759d
Abstract
[ReCl3(PPh3)(2)(NCMe)] reacts with pincer ligand HN(CH2CH2PtBu2)(2) (HPNP) to five coordinate rhenium(III) complex [ReCl2(PNP)]. This compound cleaves N-2 upon reduction to give rhenium(V) nitride [Re(N)Cl(PNP)], as the first example in the coordination sphere of Re. Functionalization of the nitride ligand derived from N-2 is demonstrated by selective C N bond formation with MeOTf.