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Cleavage and Formation of Molecular Dinitrogen in a Single System Assisted by Molybdenum Complexes Bearing Ferrocenyldiphosphine
Author(s) -
Miyazaki Takamasa,
Tanaka Hiromasa,
Tanabe Yoshiaki,
Yuki Masahiro,
Nakajima Kazunari,
Yoshizawa Kazunari,
Nishibayashi Yoshiaki
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201405673
Subject(s) - molybdenum , chemistry , cleavage (geology) , nitride , photochemistry , bond cleavage , molybdenum disulfide , bridging (networking) , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , materials science , organic chemistry , metallurgy , computer science , composite material , computer network , layer (electronics) , fracture (geology)
The NN bond of molecular dinitrogen bridging two molybdenum atoms in the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl molybdenum complexes that bear ferrocenyldiphosphine as an auxiliary ligand is homolytically cleaved under visible light irradiation at room temperature to afford two molar molybdenum nitride complexes. Conversely, the bridging molecular dinitrogen is reformed by the oxidation of the molybdenum nitride complex at room temperature. This result provides a successful example of the cleavage and formation of molecular dinitrogen induced by a pair of two different external stimuli using a single system assisted by molybdenum complexes bearing ferrocenyldiphosphine under ambient conditions.