Base-stabilized amidodiarsenes: synthesis, structure, and theoretical studies

Shaun P Green; Cameron Jones; Guoxia Jin; Andreas Stasch

doi:10.1021/ic062163f

Base-stabilized amidodiarsenes: synthesis, structure, and theoretical studies

Inorg Chem. 2007 Jan 8;46(1):8-10. doi: 10.1021/ic062163f.

Authors

Shaun P Green¹, Cameron Jones, Guoxia Jin, Andreas Stasch

Affiliation

¹ Center for Fundamental and Applied Main Group Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

PMID: 17198406
DOI: 10.1021/ic062163f

Abstract

The guanidinato- or amidinato-bridged diarsenes [As2{mu-(ArN)2CR}2] (Ar = C6H3Pri2-2,6; R = N(C6H11)2, NPri2, or But) have been prepared by reduction of the corresponding As(III) precursors, [Cl2As{kappa2-N,N'-(ArN)2CR}]. Theoretical studies suggest that the As-As bonds of the dimers have significant double-bond character, the sigma and pi components of which are derived mainly from As p orbital overlaps.