Dealkylation of an organoimido ligand leading to a binuclear (µ-nitrido) complex of molybdenum(IV): structure of the [Cl3(py)2MoNMo(py)2Cl3]– anion
Abstract
Pyridine abstracts an allyl group from the MoVI allylimido complex [CH2CH–CH2–NMoCl4(thf)], leading to the ultimate formation of the N-allylpyridinium salt of an unusual µ-nitrido binuclear MoIV species, [CH2CH–CH2-py][Cl3(py)2MoNMo(py)2Cl3].