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Consecutive Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Attack on N 2 Ligands: Synthesis of Azo Compounds from Molecular Nitrogen
Author(s) -
Sellmann Dieter,
Weiss Woldemar
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197802691
Subject(s) - nucleophile , electrophile , chemistry , catalysis , nitrogen , combinatorial chemistry , medicinal chemistry , molecular nitrogen , organic chemistry
The reduction of coordinated dinitrogen has now been achieved by nucleophilic addition of methyl anions. The reduction product was trapped by methyl cations. Thus the catalytic synthesis of azomethane from N 2 is possible in principle.