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Binding and Activation of N 2 O at Transition‐Metal Centers: Recent Mechanistic Insights
Author(s) -
Tolman William B.
Publication year - 2010
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.200905364
Subject(s) - catalysis , nitrous oxide , ozone depletion , transition metal , decomposition , chemistry , homogeneous , environmental remediation , metal , oxide , activation barrier , ozone , photochemistry , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , ecology , physics , biology , contamination , thermodynamics
Abstract No laughing matter, nitrous oxide’s role in stratospheric ozone depletion and as a greenhouse gas has stimulated great interest in developing and understanding its decomposition, particularly through the use of transition‐metal promoters. Recent advances in our understanding of the reaction pathways for N 2 O reduction by metal ions in the gas phase and in heterogeneous, homogeneous, and biological catalytic systems have provided provocative ideas about the structure and properties of metal N 2 O adducts and derived intermediates. These ideas are likely to inform efforts to design more effective catalysts for N 2 O remediation.