Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for synthesizing sustainable chemicals and fuels

F Liu, D Ding, C Duan - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (PCECs) have been intensively studied as the
technology that can be employed for power generation, energy storage, and sustainable …

Beyond ammonia: nitrogen–element bond forming reactions with coordinated dinitrogen

S Kim, F Loose, PJ Chirik - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The functionalization of coordinated dinitrogen to form nitrogen–element bonds en route to
nitrogen-containing molecules is a long-standing challenge in chemical synthesis. The …

Catalytic production of ammonia from dinitrogen employing molybdenum complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbene-based PCP-type pincer ligands

Y Ashida, T Mizushima, K Arashiba, A Egi, H Tanaka… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Mechanistic insight into the catalytic production of ammonia from dinitrogen is needed to
improve the synthesis of this vital molecule. Here we study the use of samarium diiodide …

Considering electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis via bimetallic dinitrogen cleavage

QJ Bruch, GP Connor, ND McMillion, AS Goldman… - Acs …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite advances in the development of molecular catalysts capable of reducing dinitrogen
to ammonia using proton donors and chemical reductants, few molecular electrocatalysts …

Dinitrogen reduction to ammonium at rhenium utilizing light and proton-coupled electron transfer

QJ Bruch, GP Connor, CH Chen… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The direct scission of the triple bond of dinitrogen (N2) by a metal complex is an alluring
entry point into the transformation of N2 to ammonia (NH3) in molecular catalysis. Reported …

Cationic Effects on the Net Hydrogen Atom Bond Dissociation Free Energy of High-Valent Manganese Imido Complexes

NG Léonard, T Chantarojsiri, JW Ziller… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Local electric fields can alter energy landscapes to impart enhanced reactivity in enzymes
and at surfaces. Similar fields can be generated in molecular systems using charged …

Ammonia synthesis by photocatalytic hydrogenation of a N2-derived molybdenum nitride

S Kim, Y Park, J Kim, TP Pabst, PJ Chirik - Nature Synthesis, 2022 - nature.com
Although metal complexes are known to split dinitrogen at ambient temperature and
pressure, the synthesis of ammonia from these compounds with H2 as the terminal reductant …

Catalytic conversion of nitrogen molecule into ammonia using molybdenum complexes under ambient reaction conditions

Y Ashida, Y Nishibayashi - Chemical Communications, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen fixation using homogeneous transition metal complexes under mild reaction
conditions is a challenging topic in the field of chemistry. Several successful examples of the …

Photodriven Ammonia Synthesis from Manganese Nitrides: Photophysics and Mechanistic Investigations

GB Panetti, J Kim, MS Myong, MJ Bird… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ammonia synthesis from N, N, O, O-supported manganese (V) nitrides and 9, 10-
dihydroacridine using proton-coupled electron transfer and visible light irradiation in the …

Selectivity of tungsten mediated dinitrogen splitting vs. proton reduction

B Schluschaß, J Abbenseth, S Demeshko, M Finger… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Mo complexes are currently the most active catalysts for nitrogen fixation under ambient
conditions. In comparison, tungsten platforms are scarcely examined. For active catalysts …