Catalytic and stoichiometric stepwise conversion of side-on bound dinitrogen to ammonia mediated by a uranium complex.

ABSTRACT: The well-defined catalytic conversion of dinitrogen (N₂) to ammonia (NH₃) by molecular complexes is of fundamental interest and important for providing an atomic-level understanding of reactivity that can be related to industrial and biological nitrogen-fixation processes. Molecular catalytic N₂ to NH₃ conversion currently involves the reduction and protonation of terminal or bridging end-on bound metal-N₂ complexes. However, catalytic N₂ to NH₃ conversion by side-on bound metal-N₂ molecular complexes is relevant to both the industrial and biological nitrogen-fixation processes. Here, using a uranium triamidoamine complex, we report catalytic N₂ to NH₃ conversion involving side-on

SUBMITTER: Batov MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12411223 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature