Transformations of organonitriles play an important role in both the laboratory and industry
due to their well-recognized chemical versatility. In particular, in organic chemistry the …

Theoretical studies of transition metal complexes with nitriles and isocyanides are reviewed.
The electronic structures and the nature of coordination bonds in these complexes are …

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An efficient synthesis of an acid‐free neutral oxoborane of the type carboranyl‐B (carbene)=
O has been developed via a serendipitous discovery from the reaction of 1, 2‐[BBr …

Hydride complexes IrHCl2 (P i Pr3) P2 (1) and IrHCl2P3 (2)[P= P (OEt) 3 and PPh (OEt) 2]
were prepared by allowing IrHCl2 (P i Pr3) 2 to react with phosphite in refluxing benzene or …

In the context of biological nitrogen fixation, the question whether molybdenum or iron is the
site for substrate binding and reduction is still discussed controversially. Therefore, the …

Herein we report an experimental and computational study of a family of four coordinated 14-
electron complexes of Rh (III) devoid of agostic interactions. The complexes [X–Rh (κ3 (P, Si …

Triazenide [M (η2-1, 3-ArNNNAr) P4] BPh4 [M= Ru, Os; Ar= Ph, p-tolyl; P= P (OMe) 3, P
(OEt) 3, PPh (OEt) 2] complexes were prepared by allowing triflate [M (κ2-OTf) P4] OTf …

Treatment of [RuCl (PP3 i Pr)]+ Cl–(PP3 i Pr= P (CH2CH2P i Pr2) 3) with hydrazine,
phenylhydrazine, and methylhydrazine afforded side-on bound hydrazine complexes [RuCl …

Treatment of trans-[MHCl (dmpe) 2](M= Fe, Ru) with hydrazine afforded the hydrido
hydrazine complexes cis-and trans-[MH (N2H4)(dmpe) 2]+ which have been characterized …