Mechanistic insight into N=N cleavage by a low-coordinate iron(II) hydride complex

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 26, 2007, Pages 8112-8121

  Sadique, Azwana R ^a   Gregory, Elizabeth A ^a   Brennessel, William W ^a   Holland, Patrick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE; DIAMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FREE RADICALS; HYDRIDES; KINETICS; REDUCTION;

DOUBLE BONDS; NITROGENASE; RADICAL CHAIN MECHANISM; REACTION PATHWAYS;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

HYDROGEN; IRON COMPLEX; METAL COMPLEX; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; KINETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

IRON; KINETICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITROGEN; NITROGENASE;

EID: 34447120826     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja069199r     Document Type: Article

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