Isolation of a Carbene‐Stabilized Phosphorus Mononitride and Its Radical Cation (PN+.)

Carbenes can do better than metals: Phosphorus mononitride transition-metal complexes have never been isolated, but a PN fragment capped by two bulky, strongly electron-releasing singlet carbenes can be prepared at room temperature (see picture; P red, N blue, C gray). The one-electron oxidation produced the corresponding stable radical cation. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.