Abstract
Under an atmosphere of CO, the Mo(IV) imido complex Cp*Mo[N(iPr)C(Me)N(iPr)](NSiMe3) (Cp* = η5-C5Me5) (1) serves as a catalyst for production of an isocyanate via metal-mediated nitrene group transfer in benzene solution under mild conditions (55 °C, 10 psi) according to RN3 + CO → N2 + RNCO. Mechanistic and structural studies support a catalytic cycle for nitrene group transfer involving formal Mo(II) monocarbonyl and Mo(IV) (κ2-C,N)-isocyanate intermediates. These results complement an earlier finding that catalytic production of isocyanates can alternatively proceed through oxygen-atom transfer and an isomeric Mo(IV) (κ2-C,O)-isocyanate according to N2O + CNR → N2 + RNCO.
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