Nitrogen activation and cleavage by a multimetallic uranium complex
Megan Keener, Farzaneh Fadaei‐Tirani, Rosario Scopelliti, Ivica Živković, Marinella Mazzanti
Abstract
Combinations of ligands were used to tune UNU complexes yielding a U( iii )/U( iii ) nitride, which activates N 2 . Parallel N 2 reduction pathways were identified, leading to the first example of N 2 cleavage by U without external alkali reducing agents.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCleavage (geology)MetalNitrideBond cleavageUraniumStereochemistryCrystallographyMedicinal chemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryLayer (electronics)Composite materialFracture (geology)MetallurgyAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionInorganic Chemistry and MaterialsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications