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Catalytic Dinitrogen Fixation to Form Ammonia at Ambient Reaction Conditions Using Transition Metal‐Dinitrogen Complexes
Author(s) -
Tanabe Yoshiaki,
Nishibayashi Yoshiaki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.201600025
Subject(s) - catalysis , molybdenum , chemistry , transition metal , ammonia , cobalt , nitrogen fixation , ammonia production , nitrogen , inorganic chemistry , metal , molecular nitrogen , organic chemistry
This paper presents recent progress in catalytic transformation of molecular dinitrogen into ammonia or its equivalents, such as silylamine, especially using transition metal‐dinitrogen complexes under ambient reaction conditions. Several catalytic systems have been recently established using molybdenum‐, iron‐, and cobalt‐dinitrogen complexes or their precursors as catalysts, providing new approaches to the development of novel nitrogen fixation under ambient reaction conditions.