SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A THERMALLY ROBUST TITANIUM DINITROGEN COMPLEX - THE CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF [([(ME3SI)2N]TICL(PYRIDINE)2)2(MU-ETA-ETA'-N2)]
Reaction of trans-[TiCl2(tmeda)2] (tmeda = N, N, N', N'-tetramethylethylenediamine) with one equivalent of LiN(Me3Si)2, followed by treatment with pyridine, led to the formation of a novel Ti-dinitrogen complex [{TiCl[N(SiMe3)2](pyridine)2}(pyridine)2}2(mu-eta:eta'-N2)].