N 2 Cleavage on d 4 /d 4 Molybdenum Centers and Its Further Conversion into Iminophosphorane under Mild Conditions.
Guoqiang ZhangTanggao LiuJinyi SongYingyu QuanLi JinMengyue SiQian LiaoPublished in: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2022)
The synthesis of N-containing organophosphine compounds using N 2 as the nitrogen source under mild conditions has attracted much attention. Herein, the conversion of N 2 into iminophosphorane was reported. By visible light irradiation, N 2 was split on a Mo II complex bearing a PNCNP ligand, directly forming the Mo V nitride. After the N-P bond formation on the terminal nitride, the N atom from N 2 was ultimately transferred into iminophosphorane. Key intermediates were characterized.