Catalytic dinitrogen reduction to hydrazine and ammonia using Cr(N2)2(diphosphine)2 complexes†
Charles H.
Beasley, 
a
Olivia L.
Duletski,
a
Ksenia S.
Stankevich,
a
Navamoney
Arulsamy
b
and
Michael T.
Mock
*a
a
Olivia L.
Duletski,
a
Ksenia S.
Stankevich,
a
Navamoney
Arulsamy
b
and
Michael T.
Mock
*a
Abstract
The synthesis, characterization of trans-[Cr(N2)2(depe)2] (1) is described. 1 and trans-[Cr(N2)2(dmpe)2] (2) catalyze the reduction of N2 to N2H4 and NH3 in THF using SmI2 and H2O or ethylene glycol as proton sources. 2 produces the highest total fixed N for a molecular Cr catalyst to date.
- This article is part of the themed collection: Small Molecule Transformations of Energy Relevance
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