Time-resolved infra-red spectroscopy reveals competitive water and dinitrogen coordination to a manganese(<scp>i</scp>) carbonyl complex

Abstract

Photolysis of [Mn(C^N)(CO)4] (C^N = bis-(4-methoxyphenyl)methanimine) in heptane solution results in ultra-fast CO dissociation and ultimate formation of a rare Mn-containing dinitrogen complex fac-[Mn(C^N)(CO)3(N2)].</p