Selective catalytic reduction of N2 to N2H4 by a simple Fe complex
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Author(s)
Hill, PJ
Doyle, LR
Crawford, AD
Myers, WK
Ashley, AE
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The catalytic fixation of N2 by molecular Fe compounds is a rapidly developing field, yet thus far few complexes can effect this transformation, and none are selective for N2H4 production. Herein we report that the simple Fe(0) complex Fe(Et2PCH2CH2PEt2)2(N2) (1) is an efficient catalyst for the selective conversion of N2 (> 25 molecules N2 fixed) into N2H4, attendant with the production of ca. one molecule of NH3. Notably, the reductant (CoCp*2) and acid (Ph2NH2OTf) used are considerably weaker than conventional chemical H+ and e– sources used in previous demonstrations of N2 turnover by synthetic Fe compounds. These results show that the direct catalytic conversion of N2 to the hydrazine oxidation state on molecular Fe complexes is viable, and indicates that the mechanism of NH3 formation by such systems may proceed via Fe-N2H4 intermediates.
Date Issued
2016-10-04
Date Acceptance
2016-10-04
Citation
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016, 138 (41), pp.13521-13524
ISSN
1520-5126
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
13521
End Page
13524
Journal / Book Title
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume
138
Issue
41
Copyright Statement
This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited.
Sponsor
The Royal Society
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.6b08802
Grant Number
UF110061
EP/K503733/1
EP/K030760/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
DINITROGEN
AMMONIA
HYDRAZINE
NITROGEN
MOLYBDENUM
CONVERSION
General Chemistry
03 Chemical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-10-11