MeL2Zn2(μ-1,6-Ph2-N6) – a building block for new hexazene complexes

Abstract

The zinc hexazene complex ^MeL₂Zn₂(μ-1,6-Ph₂-N₆) 1 (^MeL = HC[C(Me)N(2,4,6-Me₃C₆H₂)]₂) is a suitable hexazene transfer reagent in reactions with main group metal and transition metal complexes containing M–Me units. The reactions proceed with elimination of ^MeLZnMe and the resulting complexes were characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction (5, 8). Quantum chemical calculations were performed to investigate the electronic structure of 5′ and 8′ in more detail and to identify the absorption bands of the hexazene unit.