Volume 128, Issue 37 pp. 11378-11382
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Direct Synthesis of Silylamine from N2 and a Silane: Mediated by a Tridentate Phosphine Molybdenum Fragment

Dr. Qian Liao

Dr. Qian Liao

Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France

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Anthony Cavaillé

Anthony Cavaillé

Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France

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Dr. Nathalie Saffon-Merceron

Dr. Nathalie Saffon-Merceron

Institut de Chimie de Toulouse ICT-FR2599, Université Paul Sabatier, 31062 Toulouse Cedex, France

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Dr. Nicolas Mézailles

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Dr. Nicolas Mézailles

Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France

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First published: 04 August 2016
Citations: 42

Abstract

A homogeneous system which is able to yield silylamine from N2 and bis(silane) in one pot is reported. Mechanistically a {(triphosphine)molybdenum(I)} fragment, generated in situ, splits N2 into the corresponding nitrido complex at room temperature. Then, functionalization of the molybdenum nitrido is achieved by double Si−H addition under mild reaction conditions. Moreover, the bis(silyl)amine product is decoordinated from the metal center.

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