Catalytic Nitrogen Fixation Using Rhenium-Dinitrogen ComplexBearing PNP Pincer Ligands

摘要

Catalytic reduction of dinitrogen under mild conditions represents a green and efficientmethodological possibility for future ammonia production.To date,several transition metalcomplexeshave shown catalytic activity toward nitrogen fixation under mild reactionconditions.However,catalytic nitrogen fixation by using a group 7 metal complex has neverbeen achieved.Based on our previous studies on the catalytic ammonia formation under mildreaction conditions using molybdenum complexes with pincer ligands,we have envisagedcatalytic dinitrogen reduction based on rhenium complexes bearing the pincer ligands.