Lewis structures and the bonding classification of end-on bridging dinitrogen transition metal complexes

F Hasanayn, PL Holland, AS Goldman… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The activation of dinitrogen by coordination to transition metal ions is a widely used and
promising approach to the utilization of Earth's most abundant nitrogen source for chemical …

Chiral Nanostructured Ag Films for Multicarbon Products from CO2 Electroreduction

W Zhang, J Ai, T Ouyang, L Yu, A Liu… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The formation of multicarbon products from CO2 electroreduction is challenging on materials
other than Cu-based catalysts. Ag has been known to be a typical metal catalyst, producing …

Cleavage of the N≡N Triple Bond and Unpredicted Formation of the Cyclic 1,3‐Diaza‐2,4‐Diborete (FB)2N2 from N2 and Fluoroborylene BF

B Xu, H Beckers, H Ye, Y Lu, J Cheng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A complete cleavage of the triple bond of N2 by fluoroborylene (: BF) was achieved in a low‐
temperature N2 matrix by the formation of the four‐membered heterocycle FB (μ‐N) 2BF …

Enantioselective synthesis of amino acids by photocatalytic reduction of CO2 on chiral mesostructured ZnS

Y Cui, J Ai, Y Duan, M Jia, T Ouyang, A Liu, L Yu, J Liu… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
Reduction and fixation of CO 2 in natural systems via solar energy generate diverse
products, ranging from small molecules to biomolecules. To date, only a few multicarbon …

Boosting the π‐Acceptor Property of Mesoionic Carbenes by Carbonylation with Carbon Monoxide

A Merschel, YV Vishnevskiy… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We report the room temperature dimerization of carbon monoxide mediated by C4/C5‐
vicinal anionic dicarbenes Li (ADC)(ADC= ArC {(Dipp) NC} 2; Dipp= 2, 6‐iPr2C6H3; Ar= Ph …

Insights into the structure and polymerization mechanisms of CO molecules under pressure

X Li, Z Peng, C Jiang, N Li, J Zhang, C **… - Progress in Solid State …, 2024 - Elsevier
High pressure technique can greatly enrich the chemistry research by innovating the
traditional research paradigm. Recently, tremendous attentions have been paid to the high …

Steigerung der π‐Akzeptoreigenschaft mesoionischer Carbene durch Carbonylierung mit Kohlenmonoxid

A Merschel, YV Vishnevskiy, B Neumann… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wir berichten über die Dimerisierung von Kohlenmonoxid bei Raumtemperatur mittels
anionischer C4/C5‐Dicarbene Li (ADC)(ADC= ArC {(Dipp) NC} 2; Dipp= 2, 6‐iPr2C6H3; Ar …

Direct Cation Stabilization Effects of CO Dimerization for Boosting C2 Pathways of CO2 Reduction on Noble Metal Surfaces

HH Wong, M Sun, T Wu, L Lu, Q Lu… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) is one of the most promising solutions for
realizing carbon neutralization via converting the emitted CO2 into value‐added chemicals …

Spin regulation through chirality in catalysis

Y Ye, ZJ Xu - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
Current studies have highlighted the crucial role of spin in electrocatalytic reactions. Spin
regulation can effectively reduce the energy cost of spin flip** and accelerate reactions. A …

How to capture C 2 O 2: structures and bonding of neutral and charged complexes [(NHC)–C 2 O 2–(NHC)] q (NHC= N-heterocyclic carbene; q= 0, 1+, 2+)

C Ding, L Yao, L Zhao, G Frenking - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
We present the results of DFT calculations and a thorough bonding analysis of the neutral
and charged complexes of the elusive C2O2 species stabilized by two NHC ligands. It is …