The formation of a nitrogen to carbon bond in a reaction of a dinitrogen complex

Abstract

Organic acid chlorides, RCOCl, react with trans-[W(N₂)₂(dpe)₂](dpe = Ph₂PCH₂CH₂PPh₂) to produce complexes [(dpe)₂Cl₂W(N₂HCOR)] from which HCl can be removed to form chelated aroyl- and acyl-azo-N,O-complexes, [(dpe)₂ClW(–N = N–COR)].