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Serendipitous syntheses and structures of [Cp2Nb(H)((SiMe2)2(mu-NR))]
Georgii I Nikonov1, Sergei F Vyboishchikov, Lyudmila G Kuzmina
1Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Vorob'evy Gory, 119899 Moscow, Russia. nikonov@org.chem.msu.su
Abstract:
The compound [Cp2Nb(SiMe2I)2H] reacts with H2NBut and HNEt2 to afford the unexpected imido-bridged 1,3-disilaniobocyclobutanes [Cp2Nb(H)((mu-SiR2)2NR)] (R = But (4), Et (5)) exhibiting surprising structural and spectral properties.