Ammonia Synthesis through Hydrolysis of a Trianionic Pincer Ligand‐Supported Molybdenum–Nitride Complex
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Ushnish Mandal; Adam S. Veige; Khalil A. Abboud; Ion Ghiviriga; Jhonti Chakraborty
- Source
- Chemistry – A European Journal. 25:14059-14063
- Subject
- 010405 organic chemistry
Ligand
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Context (language use)
General Chemistry
Nitride
010402 general chemistry
01 natural sciences
Catalysis
0104 chemical sciences
Pincer movement
Ammonia production
Hydrolysis
Ammonia
chemistry.chemical_compound
Polymer chemistry
Pincer ligand
- Language
- ISSN
- 1521-3765
0947-6539
Reported is the hydrolysis of a homogeneous Mo-nitride complex bearing a trianionic pincer-type ligand to produce ammonia. Treating the anionic [(ONO)]Mo≡N(OtBu)]Ph3 PCH3 with two equivalents of water produces ammonia and the dioxo complex [(ONO)]MoO2 ]Ph3 PCH3 . X-Ray crystal structures of the starting nitrido complex and product dioxo complex are presented. Evidence for ammonia release comes from GC-MS and deuterium-labelling studies. The reaction is presented in the context of a two-stage solar thermochemical dinitrogen fixation process as the solid-state nitride hydrolysis step.