A new class of azadipnictiridines generated by an unusual rearrangement reaction

Inorg Chem. 2014 Nov 3;53(21):11682-90. doi: 10.1021/ic501905v. Epub 2014 Oct 20.

Abstract

Dipnictadiazanediyls, [E(μ-NR)]2 (E = P, As), the pnictogen analogues of cyclobutandiyl, were found to react readily with alkynes forming [2.1.1]bicyclic structures. These, in turn, rearrange in an unprecedented reaction to [3.1.o]bicycles leading to the isolation of the first azadiarsiridine and the determination of its solid-state structure. All new species were comprehensively characterized, and the reaction pathways and bonding situations were computationally studied.