Catalytic reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia using molybdenum porphyrin complexes
Alexander S. Hegg, Brandon Q. Mercado, Alexander J. M. Miller, Patrick L. Holland
Abstract
N 2 reduction to ammonia is catalyzed by molybdenum complexes of a bulky porphyrin, and the thermodynamics of the first PCET step are evaluated.
Topics & Concepts
MolybdenumCatalysisPorphyrinAmmoniaChemistryReduction (mathematics)PhotochemistrySelective catalytic reductionInorganic chemistryAmmonia productionOrganic chemistryMathematicsGeometryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science