Dinitrogen binding at vanadium in a tris(alkoxide) ligand environment

Stanislav Groysman; Dino Villagrán; Danna E. Freedman; Daniel G. Nocera

doi:10.1039/c1cc13645c

Dinitrogen binding at vanadium in a tris(alkoxide) ligand environment

Stanislav Groysman, Dino Villagrán, Danna E. Freedman, Daniel G. Nocera^*

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Abstract

We report the first tris(alkoxide)V(iii) complex to bind dinitrogen. Removal of THF from V(OR)₃THF furnishes the highly reactive V(OR)₃ fragment, which binds dinitrogen to form [V(OR) ₃]₂(μ-N₂) in the solid state. Dinitrogen is readily released upon dissolution of the complex. Structural and DFT studies are consistent with significant activation of N₂ when bound by the vanadium tris(alkoxide) platform.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	10242-10244
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	47
Issue number	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cc13645c
State	Published - Oct 7 2011

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
General Chemistry
Ceramics and Composites
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Catalysis

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