Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.53, No.21, 11682-11690, 2014
A New Class of Azadipnictiridines Generated by an Unusual Rearrangement Reaction
Dipnictadiazanediyls, [E(mu-NR)](2) (E = P, As), the pnictogen analogues of cyclobutandiyl, were found to react readily with alkynes forming [2.1.1]bicyclic structures. These, in turn, rearrange in an unprecedented reaction to [3.1.o]bicycles leading to the isolation of the first azadiarsiridine and the determination of its solid-state structure. All new species were comprehensively characterized, and the reaction pathways and bonding situations were computationally studied.