Multielectron reduction of diazoalkane and azides via reversible cyclometalation in ditantalum complexes.
Reactions of the cyclometalated hydride complexes with diazo and azide substrates are reported. While diazoalkane undergoes four-electron N-N bond cleavage, azides undergo two-electron N(2) extrusion.
Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan.
Takashi
T
Kurogi
Yutaka
Y
Ishida
Tsubasa
T
Hatanaka
Hiroyuki
H
Kawaguchi