Base-mediated conversion of hydrazine to diazene and dinitrogen at an iron center

Leslie D Field; Hsiu L Li; Alison M Magill

doi:10.1021/ic801856q

Base-mediated conversion of hydrazine to diazene and dinitrogen at an iron center

Inorg Chem. 2009 Jan 5;48(1):5-7. doi: 10.1021/ic801856q.

Authors

Leslie D Field¹, Hsiu L Li, Alison M Magill

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, New South Wales 2052, Australia. [email protected]

PMID: 19046077
DOI: 10.1021/ic801856q

Abstract

The treatment of the hydrazine complex cis-[Fe(N(2)H(4))(dmpe)(2)](2+) with base afforded the diazene complex cis-[Fe(N(2)H(2))(dmpe)(2)]. This reaction is reversed by the treatment of the diazene complex with a mild acid, while treatment of the hydrazine complex with a mixture of KOBu(t) and Bu(t)Li afforded the dinitrogen complex [Fe(N(2))(dmpe)(2)].

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Hydrazines / chemistry*
Imides / chemistry*
Iron / chemistry*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation
Nitrogen / chemistry*
Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry

Substances

Hydrazines
Imides
Organometallic Compounds
hydrazine
Iron
diazene
Nitrogen