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Activation of N 2 , the Enzymatic Way
Author(s) -
Dance Ian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.201400120
Subject(s) - nitrogenase , context (archaeology) , cluster (spacecraft) , key (lock) , enzyme , crystallography , hydrogen , metal , chemistry , active site , materials science , computer science , geology , biochemistry , nitrogen fixation , nitrogen , organic chemistry , paleontology , computer security , programming language
The multiple ways in which N 2 can be coordinated to FeMo‐co, the Fe 7 MoS 9 C cluster at the active site of the enzyme nitrogenase, are catalogued and interpreted, in the context of other N 2 ‐activating metal complexes. N 2 bound to FeMo‐co is located in a unique gallery of surrounding hydrogen atoms, proposed to be a key factor in the conversion to NH 3 .