Although nitrido complexes of transition metals have long been known, until recently the nitrido ligand was thought of as primarily an ancillary ligand whose main function was the stabilization of high-oxidation-state transition metal ions. However, transition metal nitrides are currently regarded as occupying a pivotal position in both coordination and organometallic chemistry. For instance, transition metal nitride species have been shown to play an important role as key intermediates in the fixation of dinitrogen. Furthermore, metal nitrides undergo many unique and exciting reactions including direct insertion into C-H bonds and N-atom transfer to form N-C bonds to the π-acids CO and CNR.<br/> <br/>Despite their great importance, structurally characterized examples of early transition metal nitrido complexes remain rare.  In this poster, we will describe the synthesis of several new Cp* vanadium nitride complexes with unexpected structural features and reactivities.

New Cp* vanadium nitride complexes

251st National Meeting (2016)

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