Formation of Coordinated Nitrosamines by Reaction of K[IrCl5NO] with Primary Amines

DOCTOROVICH, F.; DI SALVO, F.; ESCOLA, N.; TRÁPANI, C.; SHIMON, L

ORGANOMETALLICS

ACS Publications

Lugar: Washington DC; Año: 2005 vol. 24 p. 4707 - 4709

0276-7333

In the present work we describe the formation of primary aromatic and aliphatic coordinated nitrosamines by reaction of the extremely reactive K[IrCl5NO] with p-toluidine and 2,2,2-trifluoroethylamine, respectively. After the counteranion of the product was changed to tetraphenylphosphonium, crystal structures could be determined by X-ray diffraction. Complexes containing the highly unstable primary nitrosamines as ligands are generally scarce; moreover, to our knowledge this is the first example of isolated primary nitrosamines coordinated to a metal center through the NO moiety.