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Feng S, Chen J, Wang R, Li H, Xie J, Guo Z, Lau TC, Liu Y. Dual Pathways in Catalytic Ammonia Oxidation by a Ruthenium Complex Bearing a Tetradentate Bipyridine-Bipyrazole Ligand: Isolation of a Diruthenium Intermediate with a μ-Hexazene Derivative. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:21490-21495. [PMID: 39054650 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c04326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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We report herein chemical and electrochemical ammonia oxidation (AO) catalyzed by a Ru complex, [RuII(H2L)(pic)2]2+ [1, H2L = 6,6'-di(1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-2,2'-bipyridine, pic = 4-picoline], where H2L is a tetradentate ligand with a bipyridyl unit connected to two pyrazoles. 1 functions as an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxidation of NH3 to N2, with a low overpotential of 0.51 V vs Fc+/0 and a Faradaic efficiency of 96%. 1 also undergoes catalytic chemical AO using (4-BrPh)3N•+ as an oxidant, with a turnover number for N2 reaching 41. A novel binuclear complex, [RuIII(L)(pic)2(N2)RuIII(L)(pic)2]4+ (2), was isolated and structurally characterized in the catalytic chemical AO by 1. Complex 2 possesses a zigzag dianionic μ-hexazene unit where the N2 derived from ammonia oxidation is bonded to the pyrazoles, with an NN2-NN2 bond length of 1.3091(70) Å. 2 readily releases N2 upon treating with NH3. Based on experimental and DFT studies, in chemical AO the formation of an N-N bond is proposed to occur via bimolecular coupling of a ruthenium pyrazole imido intermediate to give 2; while in electrochemical AO the N-N bond is formed by nucleophilic attack of NH3 on the intermediate.
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- Sushan Feng
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, P. R. China
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- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong 999077 Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Institute of Intelligent Machines, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, P. R. China
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Yamamoto M, Chan WC, Lin Z, Yamashita M. Reactions of Tetra(o-tolyl)diborane(4) with Organic Azides: Formation of Fluorescent Boron-Fused Hexazenes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302027. [PMID: 37369623 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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The reaction of tetra(o-tolyl)diborane(4) with organic azides afforded three different compounds, diborylamines, diboryltriazenes, and B2 -hexazenes having a bicyclic B2 N6 ring system. The reaction with aryl azides gave diborylamines, while the reaction with 1 equiv. of alkyl azides furnished diboryltriazenes. In the case of the reaction with an excess amount of primary alkyl azide, a new heterocyclic B2 -hexazenes were obtained. The formation of the B2 N6 structure could be explained by one general reaction mechanism via the diboryltriazene intermediate according to the control experiments and DFT calculations. The B2 -hexazenes exhibited a strong fluorescence with a remarkably high fluorescent quantum yield of up to 96 %.
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- Masahiro Yamamoto
- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Aichi, Japan
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Li B, Huse K, Wölper C, Schulz S. Synthesis and reactivity of heteroleptic zinc(I) complexes toward heteroallenes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:13692-13695. [PMID: 34842862 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05617d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Heteroleptic zinc(I) complexes L1,2Zn-ZnCp* (L1 = HC[C(CF3)NC6F5]21; L2 = HC[C(Me)NDipp]2; Dipp = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H32) are synthesized by reactions of Cp*2Zn2 with L1H and L2ZnH. 2 reacts with t-BuNCO to give unprecedented carbamate complex (4), while reactions with RN3 gave bis-hexazene, triazenide, and trimeric azide complexes (5-7).
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- Bin Li
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 45117 Essen, Germany.
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Banert K, Pester T. Nucleophilic Attack of Azide at Electrophilic Azides: Formation of N 6 Units in Hexazene and Aminopentazole Derivatives. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:12315-12320. [PMID: 32212369 PMCID: PMC7383498 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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With the help of selective 15 N labeling experiments, it has been confirmed that nucleophilic attack of azide at iminium-activated organic azides leads to short-lived hexazene intermediates. Such species do not only tend to a cleavage reaction with formation of N-azido compounds, but also undergo ring closure to generate unprecedented amidino-functionalized pentazoles. Thus, treatment of the parent Vilsmeier reagent with two equivalents of sodium azide creates an aminopentazole derivative as the main product, which is easily characterized by NMR spectroscopy.
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- Klaus Banert
- Chemnitz University of TechnologyOrganic ChemistryStrasse der Nationen 6209111ChemnitzGermany
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- Chemnitz University of TechnologyOrganic ChemistryStrasse der Nationen 6209111ChemnitzGermany
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O'Sullivan OT, Zdilla MJ. Properties and Promise of Catenated Nitrogen Systems As High-Energy-Density Materials. Chem Rev 2020; 120:5682-5744. [PMID: 32543838 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The properties of catenated nitrogen molecules, molecules containing internal chains of bonded nitrogen atoms, is of fundamental scientific interest in chemical structure and bonding, as nitrogen is uniquely situated in the periodic table to form kinetically stable compounds often with chemically stable N-N bonds but which are thermodynamically unstable in that the formation of stable multiply bonded N2 is usually thermodynamically preferable. This unique placement in the periodic table makes catenated nitrogen compounds of interest for development of high-energy-density materials, including explosives for defense and construction purposes, as well as propellants for missile propulsion and for space exploration. This review, designed for a chemical audience, describes foundational subjects, methods, and metrics relevant to the energetic materials community and provides an overview of important classes of catenated nitrogen compounds ranging from theoretical investigation of hypothetical molecules to the practical application of real-world energetic materials. The review is intended to provide detailed chemical insight into the synthesis and decomposition of such materials as well as foundational knowledge of energetic science new to most chemists.
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- Owen T O'Sullivan
- ASEE Fellow, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD), 4005 Indian Head Hwy, Indian Head, Maryland 20640, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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Banert K, Pester T. Nucleophiler Angriff von Azid auf elektrophile Azide: Bildung von N
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‐Einheiten in Hexazen‐ und Aminopentazolderivaten. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202003010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Klaus Banert
- Technische Universität Chemnitz Organische Chemie Straße der Nationen 62 09111 Chemnitz Deutschland
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- Technische Universität Chemnitz Organische Chemie Straße der Nationen 62 09111 Chemnitz Deutschland
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Grass A, Stoian SA, Lord RL, Groysman S. Transition metal-mediated reductive coupling of diazoesters. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:8458-8461. [PMID: 31263817 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03771c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first transition metal mediated reductive coupling of diazoesters through the terminal nitrogens is reported. The resulting tetrazene-bridged bis(diazenylacetate) serves as a novel dinucleating ligand to iron(III). DFT calculations suggest that the reductive coupling takes place via a κ2 intermediate, which induces significant radical character on the terminal nitrogen.
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- Amanda Grass
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, 875 Perimeter Dr, Moscow, ID 83843, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Dr, Allendale, MI 49401, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
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- Ionel Haiduc
- Facultatea de Chimie, Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Uhl W, Honacker C, Lawrence N, Hepp A, Schürmann L, Layh M. Hydroalumination of Oligoalkynylgermanes and -digermanes - Reactions with Heterocumulenes by Al-C or Ge-C Bond Activation and Formation of a Hexazenedialuminum Complex. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201800159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Werner Uhl
- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie; Universität Münster; Corrensstraße 30 48149 Münster Germany
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