title: Reactivity of electrophilic micro-phosphinidene complexes with heterocumulenes: formation of the first sigma-pi-aminophosphaimine complexes [Mn2(CO)8{micro-eta1,eta2-P(NiPr2)=NR}] and diazoalkane insertions into metal-phosphorus bonds.
abstract: The bridging phosphinidene complexes [Mn2(CO)8(micro-PNiPr2)] and [Co2(CO)4(micro-dppm)(micro-PNR2)](NR2=NiPr2, TMP) react with heterocumulenes RN3, CH2N2 and Ph2C=N=N to form complexes with micro-eta1,eta2-aminophosphaimine, micro-eta1,eta2-aminophosphaalkene and micro-eta1,eta2-aminophosphadiphenylmethylazaimine ligands, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6.
authors.forename: Todd W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Konstantin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Udachin
authors.forename: Arthur J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Carty