Molybdenum Trisanilide - This signature molecule is known to effect the complete six-electron reductive cleavage of the normally inert dinitrogen molecule. Other reactions of this system include P₄ cleavage affording a terminal phosphide complex, and cleavage of the nitrous oxide NN bond. It is a rare example of a three-coordinate molybdenum(III) complex.

Titanium Trisanilide - This molecule is an excellent, hydrocarbon-soluble, one-electron reducing agent. It abstracts halogen atom [X•] from various substrates and also attacks carbonyl groups to generate ketyl radicals. The structure contrasts with that of the molybdenum analog in that two of the aryl residues are drawn in to the metal center.