Triple hydrogen atom abstraction from Mn–NH3 complexes results in cyclophosphazenium cations

Journal Article
Chemical Communications, vol. 55, iss. 93, pp. 14058-14061, 2019
Authors
Brian J. Cook, Samantha I. Johnson, Geoffrey M. Chambers, Werner Kaminsky, R. Morris Bullock
Abstract

All three H atoms of the NH3 ligand of [Mn(depe)2(CO)(NH3)]+ are abstracted by an organic radical, giving a rare cyclophosphazenium cation; computations suggest that insertion of NHx into a Mn–P bond provides a strong thermodynamic driving force.

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