Divergent reactivity of nitric oxide with metal-metal quintuple bonds

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 May 14;49(39):4391-3. doi: 10.1039/c3cc37118b. Epub 2013 Jan 22.

Abstract

Reactions of NO with the quintuple bonded chromium and molybdenum amidinate dimers, respectively, gave dichromium nitrosyl nitrito amidinato complexes, and the quadruple bonded dimolybdenum nitrito amidinato species with a paddlewheel configuration.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chromium / chemistry
  • Coordination Complexes / chemical synthesis
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Dimerization
  • Metals / chemistry*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molybdenum / chemistry
  • Nitric Oxide / chemistry*

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Metals
  • Chromium
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Molybdenum