Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.58, No.24, 16660-16666, 2019
Synthetic, Structural, and Computational Studies on Heavier Tetragen and Chalcogen Triazenide Complexes
The syntheses of the triazenide complexes [{N(N-DiPP)(2)}(2)Mi (Dipp = 2,6-di-isopropylphenyl; M = Ge(II) (1), Sn(II) (2), Pb(II) (3), and Te(II) (5)) are described for the first time. These compounds have been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and heteronuclear NMR spectroscopy. Density functional theory calculations were employed to confirm the presence and nature of the stereochemically active lone pairs in 1-5, alongside the Gibbs energy changes for their general synthesis, which enable the rationalization of observed reactivities.