title: Sequential N-O and N-N bond cleavage of N-heterocyclic carbene-activated nitrous oxide with a vanadium complex.
abstract: Chemically induced bond cleavage of nitrous oxide typically proceeds by rupture of the N-O bond with concomitant O-atom transfer and liberation of dinitrogen. On a few occasions, N-N bond scission has been observed instead. We report a reaction sequence involving an N-heterocyclic carbene and a vanadium complex that results in cleavage of both the N-O bond and the N-N bond.
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alexander G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Tskhovrebov
authors.forename: Euro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solari
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Wodrich
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scopelliti
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Severin