Triggering N2 uptake via redox-induced expulsion of coordinated NH3 and N2 silylation at trigonal bipyramidal iron

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 558-565

  Lee, Yunho ^a   Mankad, Neal P ^a   Peters, Jonas C ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; COORDINATION COMPOUND; DIAZENE; IMIDE; IRON; LIGAND; NITROGEN; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AMMONIA; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; IMIDES; IRON; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SILICON;

EID: 77953998181     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.660     Document Type: Article

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