Direct Transformation of Molecular Dinitrogen into Ammonia Catalyzed by Cobalt Dinitrogen Complexes Bearing Anionic PNP Pincer Ligands

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

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Abstract

The direct formation of ammonia from molecular dinitrogen under mild reaction conditions was achieved by using new cobalt dinitrogen complexes bearing an anionic PNP-type pincer ligand. Up to 15.9 equivalents of ammonia were produced based on the amount of catalyst together with 1.0 equivalent of hydrazine (17.9 equiv of fixed nitrogen atoms).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14291-14295
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume55
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 7 2016

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)

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