Magnesium Amide and Imide

Mg(NH2)2 has been synthesized by a direct reaction between Mg and gaseous NH3 at 300 °C [74]  

Mg(NH2)2 has also been prepared by ball milling MgH2 under a gaseous NH3 atmosphere at room temperature [50]  

Mg(NH2)2 is less stable than LiNH2 because of its higher electronegativity and a lower temperature of ammonia release than that in UNH2. For the first time. 

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Magnesium amides and imides have provided to be useful as possible transfer agents for -NR2 and -NR ligands to transition metals. The magnesium imide Mg(NPh)(THF) has been reported as a suitable transfer agent for the imido... 

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