Cleavage of Dinitrogen from Forming Gas by a Titanium Molecular System under Ambient Conditions

Simple exposure of a hexane solution of [TiCp*Me3](Cp* = h5-C5Me5) to an atmosphere of commercially available and inexpensive forming gas (H2/N2 mixture, 13.5-16.5 % of H2) at room temperature leads to the methylidene-methylidyne-nitrido cube-type complex [(TiCp*)4(m3-CH)(m3-CH2)(m3-N)2] via dinitro...

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Autores: González Moreiras, Mariano, Mena Montoro, Miguel|||0000-0001-7456-1212, Pérez Redondo, Adrián|||0000-0002-0086-8825, Yélamos Sánchez, Carlos|||0000-0003-0425-4799
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/38430
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/38430
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201700152
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cage compounds
Methylidyne ligands
Nitrides
Nitrogen fixation
Titanium
Química
Chemistry
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Sumario:Simple exposure of a hexane solution of [TiCp*Me3](Cp* = h5-C5Me5) to an atmosphere of commercially available and inexpensive forming gas (H2/N2 mixture, 13.5-16.5 % of H2) at room temperature leads to the methylidene-methylidyne-nitrido cube-type complex [(TiCp*)4(m3-CH)(m3-CH2)(m3-N)2] via dinitrogen cleavage. This paramagnetic compound reacts with [D1]chloroform to give the titanium(IV) methylidyne-nitrido species [(TiCp*)4(m3-CH)2(m3-N)2], whereas its one-electron oxidation with AgOTf or [Fe(h5-C5H5)2](OTf) (OTf = O3SCF3) yields the diamagnetic ionic derivative [(TiCp*)4(m3-CH)(m3-CH2)(m3-N)2](OTf). The m3-nitrido ligands of the methylidyne-nitridocubane complex can be protonated with [LutH](OTf)(Lut = 2,6-lutidine) or hydrogenated with NH3·BH3 to afford m3-NH imido moieties.