Incorporation of molecular nitrogen into organic compounds III. Reaction of titanium-nitrogen complexes with acid halides and acid anhydrides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(90)85290-F

The titanium-nitrogen complex 1, prepared from TiCl3 or TiCl4 and Mg in THF under nitrogen reacts with acid chloride to give amide and/or imide.The cyclic imides were obtained by the reaction of titanium-isocyanate complex 3, <3THF*Mg2Cl2OTiNCO2>, made from titanium-nitrogen complex 1 and carbon dioxide, and the corresponding cyclic acid anhydrides.Benzoxazone derivatives afforded the corresponding quinazoline derivatives in a similar procedure.These results indicate that molecular nitrogen was incorporated into organic compounds via titanium nitrogen complexes.