title: Base-mediated conversion of hydrazine to diazene and dinitrogen at an iron center.
abstract: The treatment of the hydrazine complex cis-[Fe(N(2)H(4))(dmpe)(2)](2+) with base afforded the diazene complex cis-[Fe(N(2)H(2))(dmpe)(2)]. This reaction is reversed by the treatment of the diazene complex with a mild acid, while treatment of the hydrazine complex with a mixture of KOBu(t) and Bu(t)Li afforded the dinitrogen complex [Fe(N(2))(dmpe)(2)].
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales 2052, Australia. l.field@unsw.edu.au
authors.forename: Leslie D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: Hsiu L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Magill
mesh_terms: D006834:Hydrazines / Q000737:chemistry*; D007094:Imides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D006834:Hydrazines; D007094:Imides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C029424:hydrazine; D007501:Iron; C038867:diazene; D009584:Nitrogen