Redox-Initiated Reactivity of Dinuclear β‑Diketiminatoniobium Imido Complexes

High-valent dichloride and dimethylniobium complexes 1 and 2 bearing tert-butylimido and N,N′-bis­(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-β-diketiminate (BDIAr) ligands were prepared. The dimethyl complex reacted with dihydrogen to release methane and generate the hydride-bridged diniobium­(IV) complex 3 in high yi...

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Published in:Inorganic chemistry 2017-02, Vol.56 (3), p.1626-1637
Main Authors: Kriegel, Benjamin M., Naested, Lara C. E., Nocton, Grégory, Lakshmi, K. V., Lohrey, Trevor D., Bergman, Robert G., Arnold, John
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Language:English
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Chemical Sciences
Inorganic chemistry
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Summary:High-valent dichloride and dimethylniobium complexes 1 and 2 bearing tert-butylimido and N,N′-bis­(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-β-diketiminate (BDIAr) ligands were prepared. The dimethyl complex reacted with dihydrogen to release methane and generate the hydride-bridged diniobium­(IV) complex 3 in high yield. One-electron oxidation of 3 with silver salts resulted in the release of dihydrogen and conversion to a mixed-valent NbIII–NbIV complex, 4, that displayed a frozen-solution X-band electron paramagnetic resonance signal consistent with a slight dissymmetry between the two Nb centers. Spectroscopic and computational analysis supported the presence of Nb–Nb σ-bonding interactions in both 3 and 4. Finally, one-electron reduction of 4 resulted in conversion to the highly dissymmetric NbV–NbV dimer 5 that formed from the reductive C–N bond cleavage of one of the BDIAr supporting ligands.
ISSN:0020-1669
1520-510X
DOI:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02735