A Possible Prebiotic Formation of Ammonia from Dinitrogen on Iron Sulfide Surfaces | Zendy

Dörr Mark | Zendy; Käßbohrer Johannes | Zendy; Grunert Renate | Zendy; Kreisel Günter | Zendy; Brand Willi A. | Zendy; Werner Roland A. | Zendy; Geilmann Heike | Zendy; Apfel Christina | Zendy; Robl Christian | Zendy; Weigand Wolfgang | Zendy

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A Possible Prebiotic Formation of Ammonia from Dinitrogen on Iron Sulfide Surfaces

Author(s) -

Dörr Mark,

Käßbohrer Johannes,

Grunert Renate,

Kreisel Günter,

Brand Willi A.,

Werner Roland A.,

Geilmann Heike,

Apfel Christina,

Robl Christian,

Weigand Wolfgang

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

angewandte chemie international edition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831

H-Index - 550

eISSN - 1521-3773

pISSN - 1433-7851

DOI - 10.1002/anie.200250371

Subject(s) - nitrogenase , chemistry , hydrogen sulfide , sulfide , ammonia , nitrogen fixation , prebiotic , nitrogen , inorganic chemistry , ammonia production , iron sulfide , sulfur , organic chemistry , biochemistry

Teaching an old dog a new fix : Nitrogen fixation under mild conditions is still one of the most challenging tasks in chemistry. A method for the synthesis of ammonia from molecular nitrogen using hydrogen sulfide as a reductant and freshly precipitated iron sulfide as a mediator is described. The reaction (see scheme) may be a primordial inorganic ancestor of the enzyme nitrogenase.

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