Catalytic reduction of dinitrogen to ammonia at a single molybdenum center

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 955-962

  Schrock, Richard R ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

AMMONIA; CATALYSIS; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 30944442835     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar0501121     Document Type: Article

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