Fixation of Dinitrogen at an Asymmetric Binuclear Titanium N2 Complex

16 March 2021, Version 1
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Abstract

We report the first example of a binuclear Ti–N2 complex with
triphenolamine that adopts trigonal bipyramidal and octahedral
geometries on the Ti centers. The activated N2 was reduced to
ammonia with 154% yield (per Ti atom) in the presence of
proton and electron sources.

Keywords

Nitrogen Fixation
Dinitrogen Activation
Ammonia
Triphenolamine
Titanium

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