Development of catalytic nitrogen fixation using transition metal complexes not relevant to nitrogenases

Until 2015, well-defined transition metal complexes capable of catalyzing nitrogen reduction into ammonia or silylamines were limited to molybdenum and iron complexes, which are relevant to biological nitrogen fixation. In the last five years, other transition metal complexes not related to nitrogen...

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Published in:Tetrahedron 2021-03, Vol.83, p.131986, Article 131986
Main Authors: Kuriyama, Shogo, Nishibayashi, Yoshiaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammonia
Dinitrogen
Nitrogen fixation
Silylamine
Transition metals
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Summary:Until 2015, well-defined transition metal complexes capable of catalyzing nitrogen reduction into ammonia or silylamines were limited to molybdenum and iron complexes, which are relevant to biological nitrogen fixation. In the last five years, other transition metal complexes not related to nitrogenases have been reported to exhibit catalytic activity toward nitrogen fixation under mild reaction conditions. This review article describes the historical background and recent advances on the conversion of dinitrogen into ammonia or silylamines catalyzed by transition metal complexes other than vanadium, molybdenum, and iron complexes. [Display omitted] •Summary of the nitrogen fixation catalyzed by metal complexes except for Mo, Fe, V.•Ti, Re, Ru, Os, and Co complexes are active for catalytic NH3 formation.•Ti, Cr, W, Mn, Re, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, and U complexes catalyze dinitrogen silylation.
ISSN:0040-4020
1464-5416
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2021.131986