Hydrazine-producing intermediate in the nitrogen fixing system: cp2TiCl2+ PriMgCl + N2

Abstract
An intermediate paramagnetic complex (cp2Ti)2N2MgCl has been isolated at –60 °C in the system: cp2TiCl2+ PriMgCl + N2 in ether (cp =π-C5H5); the complex forms N2H4 when decomposed by HCl.