Indigo derived N,N'-diaryldiimines, better known as Nindigos, are a new class of non-innocent, bridging ligands which can act as electron reservoirs.  It has been established that free Nindigo can readily undergo a two-electron oxidation to generate neutral, stable dehydroNindigo species.  We are currently investigating the chemistry of Nindigo with redox-active, first row metals (e.g. Fe, Co, Ni) to generate bimetallic, electron-rich low coordinate systems capable of effecting synergetic multi-electron reactivity.  Efforts to utilize these unique metal complexes towards small molecule activation and group transfer chemistry will be presented.  Additionally, the structure, electronic and magnetic properties of these Nindigo based complexes will be discussed.

First row metals supported by non-innocent "Nindigo" ligands: New bimetallic platforms for multi-electron reactivity

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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