Dinitrogen Activation by a Titanium/Ruthenium Heteromultimetallic Hydride Complex

• Published in: European journal of inorganic chemistry Vol. 2020; no. 15-16; pp. 1418 - 1422
• Main Authors: Shima, Takanori, Hou, Zhaomin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 30.04.2020
• Subjects: Activation; Dinitrogen activation; Heteromultimetallic hydrides; Hydrides; Hydrogen; Hydrogen bonds; Inorganic chemistry; Ruthenium; Titanium

A titanium/ruthenium heteromultimetallic polyhydride complex [(Cp'Ti)2(Cp*Ru)2(µ‐H)6] (3) (Cp' = C5Me4SiMe3, Cp* = C5Me5) was obtained from the reaction of [Cp'Ti(CH2SiMe3)3] (1) with [Cp*Ru(µ‐H)4RuCp*] (2) under H2. Complex 3 can readily react with N2 to give an imido/nitrido complex...