Molecular titanium nitrides: nucleophiles unleashed

• DOI: 10.1039/c6sc03422e
• Publication Date: 2016-09-22T09:07:36Z
• Authors: Lauren N. Grant; Balazs Pinter; Takashi Kurogi; Maria E. Carroll; Gang Wu; Brian C. Manor; Patrick J. Carroll; Daniel J. Mindiola
• Keywords: Chemistry; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Reactivity studies of a rare example of a molecular titanium nitride are presented. A combination of theory and NMR spectroscopy provide a description of the bonding in the these nitrides, the role of the counter cation, K+, as well as the origin of their highly downfield 15N NMR spectroscopic shifts.