Cobalt‐Catalyzed Transformation of Molecular Dinitrogen into Silylamine under Ambient Reaction Conditions. Issue 24 (5th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Imayoshi, Ryuji; Tanaka, Hiromasa; Matsuo, Yuki; Yuki, Masahiro; Nakajima, Kazunari; Yoshizawa, Kazunari; Nishibayashi, Yoshiaki
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 21:Issue 24(2015)
• Page Start: 8905
• Page End: 8909
• Publication Date: 2015-05-05
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501088
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The first successful example of cobalt‐catalyzed reduction of N₂ with Me₃SiCl and Na as a reductant, under ambient reaction conditions, gives N(SiMe₃)₃, which can be readily converted into NH₃. In this reaction system, 2, 2′‐bipyridine (bpy) is found to work as an effective additive to improve substantially the catalytic activity. CoN₂ complexes bearing three Me₃Si groups as ancillary ligands are considered to work as key reactive species based on DFT calculations. The DFT results also allow the proposal of a detailed reaction pathway for the transformation of N₂ into N(SiMe₃)₃.</p> </abstract>