B–B multiple bond-mediated dinitrogen cleavage induced by carbon monoxide
The N<sub>2</sub> triple bond is cleaved through the rearrangement of NNBBCO <i>via</i> an (η<sup>2</sup>-N<sub>2</sub>)BBCO intermediate to form a BNBNCO complex in a low-temperature nitrogen matrix, which is identified by infrared spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. The inductive effect of CO and the electron density transfer from B-B multiple bonds to N<sub>2</sub> through a transition metal-like π-backdonation are elucidated by theoretical calculations.
Authors
- Chunwen Pan
- Jin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1252-5923)
- Xuefeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6588-997X)
- Liyan Cai
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02141c
- Primary Topic
- Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China