title: N-CN bond cleavage of cyanamides by a transition-metal complex.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: Tsukuru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oya
authors.forename: Masumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Itazaki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakazawa