Primary Carbon–Nitrogen Bond Scission and Methyl Dehydrogenation across a WW Multiple Bond

Abstract

It takes two: A WW triple bond provides four electron equivalents to activate an amido CN bond and dehydrogenate a methyl group to produce a bridging methylidyne WV–WV complex (see picture: W green, C blue, N pink, O red, H black). Two detectable intermediates provide insight into this unusual sequence of bond ruptures.