Molekül‐ und Kristallstruktur von Bis[chloro(μ‐phenylimido)(η5‐pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)tantal(IV)](Ta–Ta), [{TaCl(μ‐NPh)Cp*}2]

Molecular and Crystal Structure of Bischloro(μ‐phenylimido)(η⁵‐pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)tantalum(IV)](Ta–Ta), {TaCl(μ‐NPh)Cp*}₂] Despite the steric hindrance of the central atom in TaCl₂(NPh)Cp*] (Ph = C₆H₅, Cp* = η⁵‐C₅(CH₃)₅), caused by the Cp* ligand, the imido‐ligand takes a change in bond structure when this educt is reduced to the binuclear complex {TaCl(μ‐NPh)Cp*}₂] in which tantalum is stabilized in the unusual oxidation state +4.