Nitrogen–carbon and nitrogen–hydrogen bond formation by insertion of a diazoalkane into metal–carbon and metal–hydrogen bonds

Abstract

Diphenyldiazomethane reacts with [cp₂ZrMe₂] and [cp₂Zr(H)(Cl)](cp =η⁵-C₅H₅) inserting zirconium–carbon and zirconium–hydrogen bonds; the resulting hydrazonido(1–)-type ligands are η²-N,N′-bonded to zirconium in [cp₂Zr(Me)(Ph₂CN–NMe)] and in [cp₂Zr(Cl)(Ph₂CN–NH)], respectively.