Aziridination Reactivity of a Manganese(II) Complex with a Bulky Chelating Bis(Alkoxide) Ligand.

Treatment of Mn(N(SiMe))(THF) with bulky chelating bis(alkoxide) ligand [1,1':4',1''-terphenyl]-2,2''-diylbis(diphenylmethanol) (H[O-terphenyl-O]) formed a seesaw manganese(II) complex Mn[O-terphenyl-O](THF), characterized by structural, spectroscopic, magnetic, and analytical methods. The reactivity of Mn[O-terphenyl-O](THF) with various nitrene precursors was investigated. No reaction was observed between Mn[O-terphenyl-O](THF) and aryl azides.