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 …

Conceptual and practical aspects of metal–organic frameworks for solid–gas reactions

A Iliescu, JJ Oppenheim, C Sun, M Dincǎ - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The presence of site-isolated and well-defined metal sites has enabled the use of metal–
organic frameworks (MOFs) as catalysts that can be rationally modulated. Because MOFs …

Dispersed surface Ru ensembles on MgO (111) for catalytic ammonia decomposition

H Fang, S Wu, T Ayvali, J Zheng, J Fellowes… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Ammonia is regarded as an energy vector for hydrogen storage, transport and utilization,
which links to usage of renewable energies. However, efficient catalysts for ammonia …

Comprehensive insights into synthetic nitrogen fixation assisted by molecular catalysts under ambient or mild conditions

Y Tanabe, Y Nishibayashi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
N2 is fixed as NH3 industrially by the Haber–Bosch process under harsh conditions,
whereas biological nitrogen fixation is achieved under ambient conditions, which has …

Nitrogen fixation and transformation with main group elements

TT Liu, DD Zhai, BT Guan, ZJ Shi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen fixation is essential for the maintenance of life and development of society,
however, the large bond dissociation energy and nonpolarity of the triple bond constitute a …

Recent advances in catalytic nitrogen fixation using transition metal–dinitrogen complexes under mild reaction conditions

Y Tanabe, Y Nishibayashi - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent advances in catalytic nitrogen fixation using well-defined molecular transition metal–
dinitrogen complexes and their precursors as catalysts under ambient or mild reaction …

Synergy between metals for small molecule activation: Enzymes and bio-inspired complexes

AC Ghosh, C Duboc, M Gennari - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Transition metal-driven small molecule activation is essential for the production of fuels and
chemicals or energy supply. The use of multimetallic catalysts, where two or more metal …

Coordination and Activation of N2 at Low‐Valent Magnesium using a Heterobimetallic Approach: Synthesis and Reactivity of a Masked Dimagnesium Diradical**

R Mondal, MJ Evans, T Rajeshkumar… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The activation of dinitrogen (N2) by transition metals is central to the highly energy intensive,
heterogeneous Haber–Bosch process. Considerable progress has been made towards …

Dinitrogen binding and activation at a molybdenum–iron–sulfur cluster

A McSkimming, DLM Suess - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
The Fe–S clusters of nitrogenases carry out the life-sustaining conversion of N2 to NH3.
Although progress continues to be made in modelling the structural features of nitrogenase …

Vanadium-Catalyzed Dinitrogen Reduction to Ammonia via a [V]═NNH2 Intermediate

W Huang, LY Peng, J Zhang, C Liu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The catalytic transformation of N2 to NH3 by transition metal complexes is of great interest
and importance but has remained a challenge to date. Despite the essential role of …