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Intermediates in Nitrogenase Models: N 2 H 3 and N 2 H 4 as η 2 ‐Coordinated Ligands
Author(s) -
Vogel Sabine,
Barth Annette,
Huttner Gottfried,
Klein Thomas,
Zsolnai Laszlo,
Kremer Reinhard
Publication year - 1991
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.199103031
Subject(s) - nitrogenase , ligand (biochemistry) , cobalt , chemistry , nitrogen fixation , metal , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor , nitrogen , organic chemistry
The complex cations 1 and 2 have model character for the active centers of nitrogenases even though neither phosphane ligand nor cobalt occur in the known nitrogenases. Nevertheless, these cations show how a quite specific ligand environment can facilitate the fixation to metal centers of the N 2 H 3 and N 2 H 4 intermediates said to be formed on N 2 reduction.