title: Direct Synthesis of Silylamine from N2 and a Silane: Mediated by a Tridentate Phosphine Molybdenum Fragment.
abstract: A homogeneous system which is able to yield silylamine from N2 and bis(silane) in one pot is reported. Mechanistically a {(triphosphine)molybdenum(I)} fragment, generated in situ, splits N2 into the corresponding nitrido complex at room temperature. Then, functionalization of the molybdenum nitrido is achieved by double Si-H addition under mild reaction conditions. Moreover, the bis(silyl)amine product is decoordinated from the metal center.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavaillé
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie de Toulouse ICT-FR2599, Université Paul Sabatier, 31062, Toulouse Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saffon-Merceron
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse, France. mezailles@chimie.ups-tlse.fr.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8735-6285
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mézailles
keywords: P ligands; molybdenum; nitrogen fixation; reduction; silanes