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C-H activation of acetonitrile at nickel: Ligand flip and conversion of N-bound acetonitrile into a C-bound cyanomethyl ligand
Oertel, Anna Magdalena,Ritleng, Vincent,Chetcuti, Michael J.,Veiros, Luis F.
, p. 13588 - 13589 (2010)
Nickel joins the fairly exclusive list of metals that can activate nitrile C-H bonds. We report the first example of the C-H activation of an acetonitrile ligand on a nickel center. The acetonitrile ligand formally loses a proton and undergoes a sharp flip to give a cyanomethyl ligand that is coordinated to the nickel atom. Structures of an initial N-bound acetonitrile-nickel complex and of a final cyanomethyl-nickel complex are both presented.