Direct coupling of nitriles and aniline to form the triazapentadiene species
RhIII{NH
C(R)N(Ph)C(R)
N
H}†
Abstract
The facile and high-yield reaction between Rh{NH
C(R)N(Ph)C(R)
N
H}][OTf]3 [R = Me (4), Ph (5)]. It represents the first example of direct coupling between two RCN