Johnson Matthey Laboratories, Chemistry Department, Imperial College, London SW7 2AY, U.K.
Chemistry Department, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, U.K.
Abstract:
The synthesis of the homoleptic molybdenum imido compound Li2Mo(NBut)4 is reported. The complexes M (NBut)2(NHBut)2 (M = Mo, W) can be protonated with various strong acids giving neutral species. The X-ray crystal structure of the tungsten complex W (NBut)2(NH2But)2 (SO3CF3)2 confirms the presence of O-coordinated cis- CF3SO3 groups.