Diazoalkane Complexes of Molybdenum

Abstract
The hydrazido(2-) complexes [MoX2(NNH2)(PMe2Ph)3] (X=Cl or Br) derived from bis(dinitrogen) complex and HX react with aldehydes or ketones to give a series of diazoalkane complexes [MoX2(\underset←=N–N=CRR′)(PMe2Ph)3].