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(Electro‐)chemical Splitting of Dinitrogen with a Rhenium Pincer Complex
Author(s) -
Alten Richt S.,
Wätjen Florian,
Demeshko Serhiy,
Miller Alexander J. M.,
Würtele Christian,
Siewert Inke,
Schneider Sven
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201901278
Subject(s) - rhenium , chemistry , electrophile , pincer movement , electrochemistry , reactivity (psychology) , nitrogen , nitride , yield (engineering) , pincer ligand , electrocatalyst , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , electrode , medicine , materials science , alternative medicine , pathology , layer (electronics) , metallurgy
The splitting of N 2 into well‐defined terminal nitride complexes is a key reaction for nitrogen fixation at ambient conditions. In continuation of our previous work on rhenium pincer mediated N 2 splitting, nitrogen activation and cleavage upon (electro)chemical reduction of [ReCl 2 ( L 2)] { L 2 = N(CHCHP t Bu 2 ) 2 – } is reported. The electrochemical characterization of [ReCl 2 ( L 2)] and comparison with our previously reported platform [ReCl 2 ( L 1)] { L 1 = N(CH 2 CH 2 P t Bu 2 ) 2 – } provides mechanistic insight to rationalize the dependence of nitride yield on the reductant. Furthermore, the reactivity of N 2 derived nitride complex [Re(N)Cl( L 2)] with electrophiles is presented.
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