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 …

Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives

A Abidli, Y Huang, ZB Rejeb, A Zaoui, CB Park - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water
contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various …

Beyond ammonia: nitrogen–element bond forming reactions with coordinated dinitrogen

S Kim, F Loose, PJ Chirik - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The functionalization of coordinated dinitrogen to form nitrogen–element bonds en route to
nitrogen-containing molecules is a long-standing challenge in chemical synthesis. The …

Examining the relationship between coordination mode and reactivity of dinitrogen

RJ Burford, MD Fryzuk - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Molecular nitrogen (N2) is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere, but its low reactivity
has hampered its use as a precursor to higher value nitrogen-containing compounds …

Coupling dinitrogen and hydrocarbons through aryl migration

SF McWilliams, DLJ Broere, CJV Halliday, SM Bhutto… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The activation of abundant molecules such as hydrocarbons and atmospheric nitrogen (N2)
remains a challenge because these molecules are often inert. The formation of carbon …

Dinitrogen activation and addition to unsaturated C− E (E= C, N, O, S) bonds mediated by transition metal complexes

Q Zhuo, X Zhou, T Shima, Z Hou - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dinitrogen (N2) activation and functionalization is of fundamental interest and practical
importance. This review focuses on N2 activation and addition to unsaturated substrates …

Ammonia Synthesis at Room Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure from N2: A Boron‐Radical Approach

S Bennaamane, B Rialland, L Khrouz… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia, NH3, is an essential molecule, being part of fertilizers. It is currently synthesized
via the Haber–Bosch process, from the very stable dinitrogen molecule, N2 and dihydrogen …

Quantum Tunneling Instability in Pericyclic Reactions

A Frenklach, H Amlani, S Kozuch - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Several cycloreversion reactions of the retro-Diels–Alder type were computationally
assessed to understand their quantum tunneling (QT) reactivity. N2, CO, and other leaving …

Fixation of N2 into Value-Added Organic Chemicals

JH Yang, M Peng, DD Zhai, D Xiao, ZJ Shi, S Yao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dinitrogen fixation is one of the central topics of chemistry and the chemical industry. The
development of highly efficient conversion routes to directly transform N2 in the air into value …

Mechanism of Nitrogen-Carbon Bond Formation from Iron(IV) Disilylhydrazido Intermediates during N2 Reduction

SM Bhutto, RX Hooper, BQ Mercado… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We recently reported a reaction sequence that activates C–H bonds in simple arenes as well
as the N–N triple bond in N2, delivering the aryl group to N2 to form a new N–C bond …