RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Competitive insertion of isocyanide into tantalum-amido and tantalum-methyl bonds A1 Amor Chico, Francisco Javier A1 Sánchez-Nieves Fernández, Javier A1 Royo Gracia, Pascual A1 Jacobsen, Heiko A1 Blacque, Olivier A1 Berke, Heinz A1 Lanfranchi, Maurizio A1 Pellinghelli, Maria Angela A1 Tiripicchio, Antonio K1 Tantalum K1 Competitive insertion K1 Isocyanide insertion K1 Density functional calculations K1 Ciencia K1 Química inorgánica K1 Science K1 Chemistry, inorganic AB The (amido)methyl complexes [Ta(η5-C5Me5)(NtBu)Me(NR2)] [R = Ph (3), SiMe3 (4)] were prepared by reaction of [Ta(η5-C5Me5)(NtBu)ClMe] (1) with the appropriate lithium amides. Attempts to isolate the analogous NHMe derivative afforded a mixture of complexes [Ta(η5-C5Me5)(NtBu)Me(NHMe)] (5) and [Ta(η5-C5Me5)(NMe)Me(NHtBu)] (6), resulting from hydrogen exchange between the amido and imido ligands. Insertion of CN(2,6-Me2C6H3) into the Ta−Me bond of complexes 3 and 4 gave the η1-iminoacyl derivatives [Ta(η5-C5Me5)(NtBu)(NR2){η1-C(Me)=N(2,6-Me2C6H3)}] [R = Ph (7), SiMe3 (8)], while insertion into the Ta−NRMe (R = H, Me) bond of the complexes [Ta(η5-C5Me5)(NtBu)Me(NRMe)] [R = H (5), Me (2)] gave the η2-iminocarbamoyl compounds [Ta(η5-C5Me5)(NtBu)Me{η2-C(NRMe)=N(2,6-Me2C6H3)}] [R = H (10), Me (9)]. All of the new compounds were characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. The X-ray crystal structure of 9 is reported. DFT calculations were carried out to justify the preference of the insertion either into the Ta−C or the Ta−N bond. PB John Wiley & Sons SN 1099-0682 YR 2002 FD 2002 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4200 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/4200 LA eng NO Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia DS MINDS@UW RD 20-abr-2024