First-row transition metal-halide complexes supported by a monoanionic [N(2)P(2)] ligand.

Metal-halide complexes of a multidentate monoanionic ligand tBuN(H)SiMe2N(CH2CH2PiPr2)2, H[N2P2], with Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni have been isolated and characterized. X-ray crystallographic studies were performed on [N2P2]TiCl2 (3), [N2P2]CrCl2 (5), [N2P2]MnCl (6), [N2P2]FeCl (7), [N2P2]CoCl (8), and [N2P2]NiBr (9), and the results revealed that the [N2P2] ligand exhibits considerable flexibility in the manner in which it binds to first-row metals and that three distinct coordination modes are observed: kappa3-N2P (Ti), kappa3-NP2 (Mn, Fe, Co), and kappa4-N2P2 (Cr, Ni). Electrochemical (CV) data and room-temperature magnetic susceptibilities are also described.