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Coupling of Methane and Ammonia by Dinuclear Bimetallic Platinum–Coinage‐Metal Cations PtM +
Author(s) -
Koszinowski Konrad,
Schröder Detlef,
Schwarz Helmut
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.200352817
Subject(s) - homonuclear molecule , bimetallic strip , platinum , ammonia , metal , methane , chemistry , coupling (piping) , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , materials science , molecule , organic chemistry , metallurgy
And they all do it! Like PtAu + , the lighter dinuclear platinum–coinage‐metal clusters PtCu + and PtAg + also mediate the C–N coupling of methane and ammonia. As the homonuclear clusters Pt 2 + , Cu 2 + , Ag 2 + , and Au 2 + are inactive (see scheme), the particular electronic situation of the bimetallic clusters appears to be crucial for the outcome of this intriguing reaction.