Atom‐Bridged Intermediates in N‐ and P‐Atom Transfer Reactions

Abstract

Formal N-atom insertion into the metal–-metal triple bond of the diamagnetic compound 1, which has been known for over twenty years, results in the paramagnetic, nitrido-bridged molecule 2. The characterization of three such N- and P-atom bridged species is described, and their role as intermediates in three-electron atom transfer reactions is highlighted.