TY - JOUR
T1 - Cobalt-catalyzed transformation of molecular dinitrogen into silylamine under ambient reaction conditions
AU - Imayoshi, Ryuji
AU - Tanaka, Hiromasa
AU - Matsuo, Yuki
AU - Yuki, Masahiro
AU - Nakajima, Kazunari
AU - Yoshizawa, Kazunari
AU - Nishibayashi, Yoshiaki
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - The first successful example of cobalt-catalyzed reduction of N2 with Me3SiCl and Na as a reductant, under ambient reaction conditions, gives N(SiMe3)3, which can be readily converted into NH3. In this reaction system, 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) is found to work as an effective additive to improve substantially the catalytic activity. Co-N2 complexes bearing three Me3Si groups as ancillary ligands are considered to work as key reactive species based on DFT calculations. The DFT results also allow the proposal of a detailed reaction pathway for the transformation of N2 into N(SiMe3)3.
AB - The first successful example of cobalt-catalyzed reduction of N2 with Me3SiCl and Na as a reductant, under ambient reaction conditions, gives N(SiMe3)3, which can be readily converted into NH3. In this reaction system, 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) is found to work as an effective additive to improve substantially the catalytic activity. Co-N2 complexes bearing three Me3Si groups as ancillary ligands are considered to work as key reactive species based on DFT calculations. The DFT results also allow the proposal of a detailed reaction pathway for the transformation of N2 into N(SiMe3)3.
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U2 - 10.1002/chem.201501088
DO - 10.1002/chem.201501088
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84930200236
VL - 21
SP - 8905
EP - 8909
JO - Chemistry - A European Journal
JF - Chemistry - A European Journal
SN - 0947-6539
IS - 24
ER -