C-N bond cleavage of anilines by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) nitrido complex

Wai-Lun Man; Jianhui Xie; Yi Pan; William W. Y. Lam; Hoi-Ki Kwong; Kwok-Wa Ip; Shek-Man Yiu; Kai-Chung Lau; Tai-Chu Lau

doi:10.1021/ja401553d

C-N bond cleavage of anilines by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) nitrido complex

Wai-Lun Man
, Jianhui Xie
, Yi Pan
, William W. Y. Lam
, Hoi-Ki Kwong
, Kwok-Wa Ip
, Shek-Man Yiu
, Kai-Chung Lau
, Tai-Chu Lau

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We report experimental and computational studies of the facile oxidative C-N bond cleavage of anilines by a (salen)ruthenium(VI) nitrido complex. We provide evidence that the initial step involves nucleophilic attack of aniline at the nitrido ligand of the ruthenium complex, which is followed by proton and electron transfer to afford a (salen)ruthenium(II) diazonium intermediate. This intermediate then undergoes unimolecular decomposition to generate benzene and N₂. © 2013 American Chemical Society.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5533-5536
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	135
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ja401553d
Publication status	Published - 17 Apr 2013

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C-N bond cleavage of anilines by a (Salen)ruthenium(VI) nitrido complex

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