Cook BJ, Johnson SI, Chambers GM, Kaminsky W, Bullock RM. Triple hydrogen atom abstraction from Mn–NH3 complexes results in cyclophosphazenium cations.
Chem Commun (Camb) 2019;
55:14058-14061. [DOI:
10.1039/c9cc06915a]
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Abstract
All three H atoms of the NH3 ligand of [Mn(depe)2(CO)(NH3)]+ are abstracted by an organic radical, giving a rare cyclophosphazenium cation; computations suggest that insertion of NHx into a Mn–P bond provides a strong thermodynamic driving force.
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