N-CN bond cleavage of cyanamides by a transition-metal complex.
N-CN bond cleavage of cyanamides (R(2)N-CN) has been attained at room temperature in the reaction of R(2)N-CN with Cp(CO)(2)Fe(SiEt(3)). The mechanistic investigation revealed that silyl migration from Fe to CN nitrogen of cyanamide gave an N-silylated eta(2)-amidino iron complex, which was isolated and characterized by X-ray analysis. Catalytic N-CN bond cleavage was also attained using a methyl molybdenum complex under thermal conditions.
Fukumoto
Kozo
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Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
Oya
Tsukuru
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Itazaki
Masumi
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Nakazawa
Hiroshi
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