Boron: the first p-block element to fix inert N 2 all the way to NH 3

Boron, the fifth lightest element, in its sub-valent state in the form of borylene is able to activate inert dinitrogen all the way to the ammonium ion. The entire conversion has been established through a successive reduction-cum-protonation sequence, through the isolation of all intermediate speci...

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Published in:Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry 2021-01, Vol.50 (2), p.460-465
Main Author: Walawalkar, Mrinalini G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Boron, the fifth lightest element, in its sub-valent state in the form of borylene is able to activate inert dinitrogen all the way to the ammonium ion. The entire conversion has been established through a successive reduction-cum-protonation sequence, through the isolation of all intermediate species involving addition of two electrons and two protons. The activation of dinitrogen by the ambiphilic borylene is a parallel tactic to that of the well-known Haber-Bosch process. This chemistry can be potentially extrapolated to the activation of similar small molecules by low valent compounds of boron and other p-block elements.
ISSN:1477-9226
1477-9234
DOI:10.1039/d0dt03599h