Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Remarkable catalytic activity of dinitrogen-bridged dimolybdenum complexes bearing NHC-based PCP-pincer ligands toward nitrogen fixation

  • Aya Eizawa,
  • Kazuya Arashiba,
  • Hiromasa Tanaka,
  • Shogo Kuriyama,
  • Yuki Matsuo,
  • Kazunari Nakajima,
  • Kazunari Yoshizawa,
  • Yoshiaki Nishibayashi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14874
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Catalytic nitrogen fixation is a very active research area, given the need to develop mild routes for ammonia production. Here the authors report a PCP-pincer molybdenum complex allowing for highly efficient ammonia generation under ambient conditions.