Catalytic N₂-to-NH₃ (or -N₂H₄) Conversion by Well-Defined Molecular Coordination Complexes.

ABSTRACT: Nitrogen fixation, the six-electron/six-proton reduction of N₂, to give NH₃, is one of the most challenging and important chemical transformations. Notwithstanding the barriers associated with this reaction, significant progress has been made in developing molecular complexes that reduce N₂ into its bioavailable form, NH₃. This progress is driven by the dual aims of better understanding biological nitrogenases and improving upon industrial nitrogen fixation. In this review, we highlight both mechanistic understanding of nitrogen fixation that has been developed, as well as advances in yields, efficiencies, and rates that make molecular alternatives to nitrogen fixation increasingly appealing. We begin with a historical discussion of N₂

SUBMITTER: Chalkley MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7493999 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature