A Combined Spectroscopic and Computational Study on the Electronic Structures of Cyclopentadienyl Bis-Phosphine Chromium(IV/V) Nitrides

Terminal transition-metal nitrides are key intermediates in dinitrogen activation and nitrogen-transfer chemistry and have therefore long attracted considerable attention. Despite the intensive work on Cr(V/VI) nitrides in the past, systematic investigations on Cr(IV) nitrides remain lacking. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of a Cr(IV) nitride, [Cp*Cr