Chasing isolable late d-block metal nitrenes and imidyls

Area of Science:

• Inorganic Chemistry
• Organometallic Chemistry
• Catalysis

Background:

• Imido complexes of late transition metals are crucial transient species in catalysis.
• Understanding their reactivity is key to developing new catalytic processes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present late imido metal complexes in uncommon, highly reactive states.
• To focus on complexes with higher spin states and imidyl or nitrene character.
• To discuss analogous metalla nitridyls and metallanitrenes.

Main Methods:

• Review of existing literature on imido metal complexes.
• Focus on structurally authenticated complexes.
• Analysis of spectroscopic and structural data for high spin states.

Main Results:

• Presentation of imido metal complexes in unusual, reactive configurations.
• Detailed examination of complexes exhibiting higher spin states.
• Discussion of imidyl, nitrene, metalla nitridyl, and metallanitrene analogues.

Conclusions:

• These reactive imido complexes offer new avenues in bond activation.
• Clear identification methods are crucial for studying these transient species.
• The review provides a foundation for future research in the field.