Catalytic N2-to-NH3 (or -N2H4) Conversion by Well-Defined Molecular Coordination Complexes

MJ Chalkley, MW Drover, JC Peters - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen fixation, the six-electron/six-proton reduction of N2, to give NH3, is one of the most
challenging and important chemical transformations. Notwithstanding the barriers …

Nitrogen fixation via splitting into nitrido complexes

SJK Forrest, B Schluschaß, EY Yuzik-Klimova… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The large carbon footprint of the Haber–Bosch process, which provides ammonia for
fertilizers but also the feedstock for all nitrogenous commercial products, has fueled the …

Dinitrogen coordination chemistry: on the biomimetic borderlands

BA MacKay, MD Fryzuk - Chemical reviews, 2004 - ACS Publications
Biological nitrogen fixation by the nitrogenase enzymes has long been a touchstone for
dinitrogen chemists. 1, 2 Both the enzymatic reduction and protonation of N2 mediated by …

Cleavable collagenase-assistant nanosonosensitizer for tumor penetration and sonodynamic therapy

T Yin, H Chen, A Ma, H Pan, Z Chen, X Tang, G Huang… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT), a combination of low-intensity ultrasound with a
sonosensitizer, has been explored as a promising alternative for cancer therapy. However …

The continuing story of dinitrogen activation

MD Fryzuk, SA Johnson - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2000 - Elsevier
This review attempts to survey the recent literature concerning the coordination chemistry
and the reactivity patterns of metal–dinitrogen complexes. In order that this work may stand …

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 …

Considering electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis via bimetallic dinitrogen cleavage

QJ Bruch, GP Connor, ND McMillion, AS Goldman… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite advances in the development of molecular catalysts capable of reducing dinitrogen
to ammonia using proton donors and chemical reductants, few molecular electrocatalysts …

Dinitrogen splitting and functionalization in the coordination sphere of rhenium

I Klopsch, M Finger, C Würtele, B Milde… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
[ReCl3 (PPh3) 2 (NCMe)] reacts with pincer ligand HN (CH2CH2P t Bu2) 2 (H PNP) to five
coordinate rhenium (III) complex [ReCl2 (PNP)]. This compound cleaves N2 upon reduction …

Understanding Terminal versus Bridging End-on N2 Coordination in Transition Metal Complexes

LS Yamout, M Ataya, F Hasanayn… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Terminal and bridging end-on coordination of N2 to transition metal complexes offer
possibilities for distinct pathways in ammonia synthesis and N2 functionalization. Here we …

Mechanism of Chemical and Electrochemical N2 Splitting by a Rhenium Pincer Complex

BM Lindley, RS van Alten, M Finger… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A comprehensive mechanistic study of N2 activation and splitting into terminal nitride
ligands upon reduction of the rhenium dichloride complex [ReCl2 (PNP)] is presented (PNP …