Synthesis and reactivity of a transient, terminal nitrido complex of rhodium.
Irradiation of rhodium(II) azido complex [Rh(N3){N(CHCHPtBu2)2}] allowed for the spectroscopic characterization of the first reported rhodium complex with a terminal nitrido ligand. DFT computations reveal that the unpaired electron of rhodium(IV) nitride complex [Rh(N){N(CHCHPtBu2)2}] is located in an antibonding Rh-N π* bond involving the nitrido moiety, thus resulting in predominant N-radical character, in turn providing a rationale for its transient nature and observed nitride coupling to dinitrogen.
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Georg-August-Universität , Tammannstraße 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.
Markus G
MG
Scheibel
Yanlin
Y
Wu
A Claudia
AC
Stückl
Lennard
L
Krause
Elena
E
Carl
Dietmar
D
Stalke
Bas
B
de Bruin
Sven
S
Schneider
D001386:Azides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017672:Nitrogen Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*
D001386:Azides; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D017672:Nitrogen Compounds; D012238:Rhodium