Why does the reaction of the dihydrogen molecule with [p2n2]Zr(μ- η2-N2)Zr[p2n2] produce [p2n2]Zr(μ-η2-N2H)Zr[p2n2](μ-H) but not the thermodynamically more favorable [p2n2]Zr(μ-NH)2Zr[p2n2]

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 5754-5761

  Basch, Harold ^a,b   Musaev, Djamaladdin G ^b   Morokuma, Keiji ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZIRCONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; COMPLEX FORMATION; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033597598     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja984408w     Document Type: Article

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