title: Reductive coupling of azides mediated by an iron(II) bis(alkoxide) complex.
abstract: The iron(III) hexazene complex (RO)2Fe(μ-κ(2):κ(2)-AdN6Ad)Fe(OR)2 (3) was synthesized via reductive coupling of 1-azidoadamantane at the iron(II) bis(alkoxide) complex Fe(OR)2(THF)2 (2). The X-ray crystal structure depicts electron delocalization within the hexazene moiety. Density functional theory studies propose the formation of an iron azide dimer on the route to hexazene, in which each azide is monoreduced and the iron centers are oxidized to the 3+ oxidation state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University , Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bellow
authors.forename: Philip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lord
authors.forename: Stanislav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Groysman