title: Diiron amido-imido complex [(CpFe)2(mu2-NHPh)(mu2-NPh)]: synthesis and a net hydrogen atom abstraction reaction to form a bis(imido) complex.
abstract: A reaction between [CpFeCl]x and LiNHPh (1 equiv to Fe) produces a new paramagnetic Fe(II)-Fe(III) mu2-amido-mu2-imido complex [(CpFe)2(mu2-NHPh)(mu2-NPh)] (1), which, upon interaction with 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile), undergoes a net N-H hydrogen atom abstraction reaction to give a diamagnetic Fe(III)-Fe(III) mu2-imido dimer [CpFe(mu2-NPh)]2 (2). The molecular structures of 1 and 2 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Department of Physical Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: Ho
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yo
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosokoshi
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamikawa
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuzaka