Leslie J. Murray *†, Walter W. Weare ‡, Jason Shearer §, Alyssa D. Mitchell †, and Khalil A. Abboud†
† Department of Chemistry, Center for Catalysis,University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
‡ Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
§ Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/ja506445d
Publication Date (Web): September 19, 2014
Copyright © 2014 American Chemical Society
Abstract
Reaction of a tris(β-diketimine) cyclophane, H3L, with benzyl potassium followed by [Cu(OTf)]2(C6H6) affords a tricopper(I) complex containing a bridging dinitrogen ligand. rRaman (νN–N = 1952 cm–1) and 15N NMR (δ = 303.8 ppm) spectroscopy confirm the presence of the dinitrogen ligand. DFT calculations and QTAIM analysis indicate minimal metal-dinitrogen back-bonding with only one molecular orbital of significant N2(2pπ*) and Cu(3dπ)/Cu(3dσ) character (13.6% N, 70.9% Cu). ∇2ρ values for the Cu–N2 bond critical points are analogous to those for polar closed-shell/closed-shell interactions.
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