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Title: Interconversion of Molybdenum Imido and Amido Complexes by Proton‐Coupled Electron Transfer

Abstract

Abstract Interconversion of the molybdenum amido [( Ph Tpy)(PPh 2 Me) 2 Mo(NH t BuAr)][BArF 24 ] ( Ph Tpy=4′‐Ph‐2,2′,6′,2“‐terpyridine; t BuAr=4‐ tert ‐butyl‐C 6 H 4 ; ArF 24 =(C 6 H 3 ‐3,5‐(CF 3 ) 2 ) 4 ) and imido [( Ph Tpy)(PPh 2 Me) 2 Mo(N t BuAr)][BArF 24 ] complexes has been accomplished by proton‐coupled electron transfer. The 2,4,6‐tri‐ tert ‐butylphenoxyl radical was used as an oxidant and the non‐classical ammine complex [( Ph Tpy)(PPh 2 Me) 2 Mo(NH 3 )][BArF 24 ] as the reductant. The N−H bond dissociation free energy (BDFE) of the amido N−H bond formed and cleaved in the sequence was experimentally bracketed between 45.8 and 52.3 kcal mol −1 , in agreement with a DFT‐computed value of 48 kcal mol −1 . The N−H BDFE in combination with electrochemical data eliminate proton transfer as the first step in the N−H bond‐forming sequence and favor initial electron transfer or concerted pathways.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Chemistry Princeton University Frick Laboratory 292 Princeton 08544 USA
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1418874
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Angewandte Chemie
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Volume: 130 Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0044-8249
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Bezdek, Máté J., and Chirik, Paul J. Interconversion of Molybdenum Imido and Amido Complexes by Proton‐Coupled Electron Transfer. Germany: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1002/ange.201708406.
Bezdek, Máté J., & Chirik, Paul J. Interconversion of Molybdenum Imido and Amido Complexes by Proton‐Coupled Electron Transfer. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201708406
Bezdek, Máté J., and Chirik, Paul J. Wed . "Interconversion of Molybdenum Imido and Amido Complexes by Proton‐Coupled Electron Transfer". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201708406.
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title = {Interconversion of Molybdenum Imido and Amido Complexes by Proton‐Coupled Electron Transfer},
author = {Bezdek, Máté J. and Chirik, Paul J.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Interconversion of the molybdenum amido [( Ph Tpy)(PPh 2 Me) 2 Mo(NH t BuAr)][BArF 24 ] ( Ph Tpy=4′‐Ph‐2,2′,6′,2“‐terpyridine; t BuAr=4‐ tert ‐butyl‐C 6 H 4 ; ArF 24 =(C 6 H 3 ‐3,5‐(CF 3 ) 2 ) 4 ) and imido [( Ph Tpy)(PPh 2 Me) 2 Mo(N t BuAr)][BArF 24 ] complexes has been accomplished by proton‐coupled electron transfer. The 2,4,6‐tri‐ tert ‐butylphenoxyl radical was used as an oxidant and the non‐classical ammine complex [( Ph Tpy)(PPh 2 Me) 2 Mo(NH 3 )][BArF 24 ] as the reductant. The N−H bond dissociation free energy (BDFE) of the amido N−H bond formed and cleaved in the sequence was experimentally bracketed between 45.8 and 52.3 kcal mol −1 , in agreement with a DFT‐computed value of 48 kcal mol −1 . The N−H BDFE in combination with electrochemical data eliminate proton transfer as the first step in the N−H bond‐forming sequence and favor initial electron transfer or concerted pathways.},
doi = {10.1002/ange.201708406},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie},
number = 8,
volume = 130,
place = {Germany},
year = {Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Wed Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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