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Hu S, Gao ML, Huang J, Wang H, Wang Q, Yang W, Sun Z, Zheng X, Jiang HL. Introducing Hydrogen-Bonding Microenvironment in Close Proximity to Single-Atom Sites for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:20391-20400. [PMID: 38987861 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c06013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Inspired by enzymatic catalysis, it is crucial to construct hydrogen-bonding-rich microenvironment around catalytic sites; unfortunately, its precise construction and understanding how the distance between such microenvironment and catalytic sites affects the catalysis remain significantly challenging. In this work, a series of metal-organic framework (MOF)-based single-atom Ru1 catalysts, namely, Ru1/UiO-67-X (X = -H, -m-(NH2)2, -o-(NH2)2), have been synthesized, where the distance between the hydrogen-bonding microenvironment and Ru1 sites is modulated by altering the location of amino groups. The -NH2 group can form hydrogen bonds with H2O, constituting a unique microenvironment that causes an increased water concentration around the Ru1 sites. Remarkably, Ru1/UiO-67-o-(NH2)2 displays a superior photocatalytic hydrogen production rate, ∼4.6 and ∼146.6 times of Ru1/UiO-67-m-(NH2)2 and Ru1/UiO-67, respectively. Both experimental and computational results suggest that the close proximity of amino groups to the Ru1 sites in Ru1/UiO-67-o-(NH2)2 improves charge transfer and H2O dissociation, accounting for the promoted photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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- Shuaishuai Hu
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding, Hebei 071003, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Escomel L, Martins FF, Vendier L, Coffinet A, Queyriaux N, Krewald V, Simonneau A. Coordination of Al(C 6F 5) 3 vs. B(C 6F 5) 3 on group 6 end-on dinitrogen complexes: chemical and structural divergences. Chem Sci 2024; 15:11321-11336. [PMID: 39055009 PMCID: PMC11268509 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02713b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
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The coordination of the Lewis superacid tris(pentafluorophenyl)alane (AlCF) to phosphine-supported, group 6 bis(dinitrogen) complexes [ML2(N2)2] is explored, with M = Cr, Mo or W and L = dppe (1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane), depe (1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane), dmpe (1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane) or 2 × PMe2Ph. Akin to tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane (BCF), AlCF can form 1 : 1 adducts by coordination to one distal nitrogen of general formula trans-[ML2(N2){(μ-η1:η1-N2)Al(C6F5)3}]. The boron and aluminium adducts are structurally similar, showing a comparable level of N2 push-pull activation. A notable exception is a bent (BCF adducts) vs. linear (AlCF adducts) M-N-N-LA motif (LA = Lewis acid), explained computationally as the result of steric repulsion. A striking difference arose when the formation of two-fold adducts was conducted. While in the case of BCF the 2 : 1 Lewis pairs could be observed in equilibrium with the 1 : 1 adduct and free borane but resisted isolation, AlCF forms robust 2 : 1 adducts trans-[ML2{(μ-η1:η1-N2)Al(C6F5)3}2] that isomerise into a more stable cis configuration. These compounds could be isolated and structurally characterized, and represent the first examples of trinuclear heterometallic complexes formed by Lewis acid-base interaction exhibiting p and d elements. Calculations also demonstrate that from the bare complex to the two-fold aluminium adduct, substantial decrease of the HOMO-LUMO gap is observed, and, unlike the trans adducts (1 : 1 and 1 : 2) for which the HOMO was computed to be a pure d orbital, the one of the cis-trinuclear compounds mixes a d orbital with a π* one of each N2 ligands. This may translate into a more favourable electrophilic attack on the N2 ligands instead of the metal centre, while a stabilized N2-centered LUMO should ease electron transfer, suggesting Lewis acids could be co-activators for electro-catalysed N2 reduction. Experimental UV-vis spectra for the tungsten family of compounds were compared with TD-DFT calculations (CAM-B3LYP/def2-TZVP), allowing to assign the low extinction bands found in the visible spectrum to unusual low-lying MLCT involving N2-centered orbitals. As significant red-shifts are observed upon LA coordination, this could have important implications for the development of visible light-driven nitrogen fixation.
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- Léon Escomel
- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UPS 205 Route de Narbonne, BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- Department of Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, TU Darmstadt Peter-Grünberg-Str. 4, 6 4287 Darmstadt Germany
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UPS 205 Route de Narbonne, BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UPS 205 Route de Narbonne, BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UPS 205 Route de Narbonne, BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- Department of Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, TU Darmstadt Peter-Grünberg-Str. 4, 6 4287 Darmstadt Germany
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UPS 205 Route de Narbonne, BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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Jori N, Moreno JJ, Shivaraam RAK, Rajeshkumar T, Scopelliti R, Maron L, Campos J, Mazzanti M. Iron promoted end-on dinitrogen-bridging in heterobimetallic complexes of uranium and lanthanides. Chem Sci 2024; 15:6842-6852. [PMID: 38725514 PMCID: PMC11077558 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01050g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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End-on binding of dinitrogen to low valent metal centres is common in transition metal chemistry but remains extremely rare in f-elements chemistry. In particular, heterobimetallic end-on N2 bridged complexes of lanthanides are unprecedented despite their potential relevance in catalytic reduction of dinitrogen. Here we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of N2 bridged heterobimetallic complexes of U(iii), Ln(iii) and Ln(ii) which were prepared by reacting the Fe dinitrogen complex [Fe(depe)2(N2)] (depe = 1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)-ethane), complex A with [MIII{N(SiMe3)2}3] (M = U, Ce, Sm, Dy, Tm) and [LnII{N(SiMe3)2}2], (Ln = Sm, Yb). Despite the lack of reactivity of the U(iii), Ln(iii) and Ln(ii) amide complexes with dinitrogen, the end-on dinitrogen bridged heterobimetallic complexes [{Fe(depe)2}(μ-η1:η1-N2)(M{N(SiMe3)2}3)], 1-M (M = U(iii), Ce(iii), Sm(iii), Dy(iii) and Tm(iii)), [{Fe(depe)2}(μ-η1:η1-N2)(Ln{N(SiMe3)2}2)], 1*-Ln (Ln = Sm(ii), Yb(ii)) and [{Fe(depe)2(μ-η1:η1-N2)}2{SmII{N(SiMe3)2}2}], 3 could be prepared. The synthetic method used here allowed to isolate unprecedented end-on bridging N2 complexes of divalent lanthanides which provide relevant structural models for the species involved in the catalytic reduction of dinitrogen by Fe/Sm(ii) systems. Computational studies showed an essentially electrostatic interaction of the end-on bridging N2 with both Ln(iii) and Ln(ii) complexes with the degree of N2 activation correlating with their Lewis acidity. In contrast, a back-bonding covalent contribution to the U(iii)-N2Fe bond was identified by computational studies. Computational studies also suggest that end-on binding of N2 to U(iii) and Ln(ii) complexes is favoured for the iron-bound N2 compared to free N2 due to the higher N2 polarization.
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- Nadir Jori
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Sevilla 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées 31077 Cedex 4 Toulouse France
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées 31077 Cedex 4 Toulouse France
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Sevilla 41092 Sevilla Spain
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Hooper RX, Wertz AE, Shafaat HS, Holland PL. Evaluating Diazene to N 2 Interconversion at Iron-Sulfur Complexes. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202304072. [PMID: 38376370 PMCID: PMC11045311 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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Biological N2 reduction occurs at sulfur-rich multiiron sites, and an interesting potential pathway is concerted double reduction/ protonation of bridging N2 through PCET. Here, we test the feasibility of using synthetic sulfur-supported diiron complexes to mimic this pathway. Oxidative proton transfer from μ-η1 : η1-diazene (HN=NH) is the microscopic reverse of the proposed N2 fixation pathway, revealing the energetics of the process. Previously, Sellmann assigned the purple metastable product from two-electron oxidation of [{Fe2+(PPr3)L1}2(μ-η1 : η1-N2H2)] (L1=tetradentate SSSS ligand) at -78 °C as [{Fe2+(PPr3)L1}2(μ-η1 : η1-N2)]2+, which would come from double PCET from diazene to sulfur atoms of the supporting ligands. Using resonance Raman, Mössbauer, NMR, and EPR spectroscopies in conjunction with DFT calculations, we show that the product is not an N2 complex. Instead, the data are most consistent with the spectroscopically observed species being the mononuclear iron(III) diazene complex [{Fe(PPr3)L1}(η2-N2H2)]+. Calculations indicate that the proposed double PCET has a barrier that is too high for proton transfer at the reaction temperature. Also, PCET from the bridging diazene is highly exergonic as a result of the high Fe3+/2+ redox potential, indicating that the reverse N2 protonation would be too endergonic to proceed. This system establishes the "ground rules" for designing reversible N2/N2H2 interconversion through PCET, such as tuning the redox potentials of the metal sites.
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- Reagan X Hooper
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT-06511
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 W 18th Ave, Columbus, OH-43210
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 W 18th Ave, Columbus, OH-43210
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA-90095
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT-06511
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Specklin D, Boegli MC, Coffinet A, Escomel L, Vendier L, Grellier M, Simonneau A. An orbitally adapted push-pull template for N 2 activation and reduction to diazene-diide. Chem Sci 2023; 14:14262-14270. [PMID: 38098710 PMCID: PMC10718075 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04390h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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A Lewis superacidic bis(borane) C6F4{B(C6F5)2}2 was reacted with tungsten N2-complexes [W(N2)2(R2PCH2CH2PR2)2] (R = Ph or Et), affording zwitterionic boryldiazenido W(ii) complexes trans-[W(L)(R2PCH2CH2PR2)2(N2{B(C6F5)2(C6F4B(C6F5)3})] (L = ø, N2 or THF). These compounds feature only one N-B linkage of the covalent type, as a result of intramolecular boron-to-boron C6F5 transfer. Complex trans-[W(THF)(Et2PCH2CH2PEt2)2(N2{B(C6F5)2C6F4B(C6F5)3})] (5) was shown to split H2, leading to a seven-coordinate complex [W(H)2(Et2PCH2CH2PEt2)2(N2{B(C6F5)2}2C6F4)] (7). Interestingly, hydride storage at the metal triggers backward C6F5 transfer. This reverts the bis(boron) moiety to its bis(borane) state, now doubly binding the distal N, with structural parameters and DFT computations pointing to dative N→B bonding. By comparison with an N2 complex [W(H)2(Et2PCH2CH2PEt2)2(N2{B(C6F5)3}] (10) differing only in the Lewis acid (LA), namely B(C6F5)3, coordinated to the distal N, we demonstrate that two-fold LA coordination imparts strong N2 activation up to the diazene-diide (N22-) state. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example of a neutral LA coordination that induces reduction of N2.
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- David Specklin
- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS 205 route de Narbonne BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS 205 route de Narbonne BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS 205 route de Narbonne BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS 205 route de Narbonne BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS 205 route de Narbonne BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS 205 route de Narbonne BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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- LCC-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS 205 route de Narbonne BP44099 F-31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France
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Ouellette ET, Magdalenski JS, Bergman RG, Arnold J. Heterobimetallic-Mediated Dinitrogen Functionalization: N-C Bond Formation at Rhenium-Group 9 Diazenido Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:16064-16071. [PMID: 36150135 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report the synthesis and characterization of rhenium-group 9 heterobimetallic diazenido species (η5-Cp)Re(μ-BDI)(μ-N2)M(η4-COD) (1-M, M = Ir or Rh, Cp = cyclopentadienide, BDI = N,N'-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-3,5-dimethyl-β-diketiminate, COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene), formed from salt elimination reactions between Na[(η5-Cp)Re(BDI)] and [MCl(η4-COD)]2. Additionally, we find that these same reagents react under an argon atmosphere to instead produce bridging hydride complexes (BDI)Re(μ-η5:η1-C5H4)(μ-H)M(η4-COD) (2-M), which undergo rearrangements upon protonation to form the alternative bridging hydrides [(η5-Cp)Re(μ-BDI)(μ-H)M(η4-COD)][(B(m-C6H3(CF3)2)4)] (3-M). Further, we demonstrate the first example of N-C bond formation at a heterobimetallic dinitrogen complex through reactions of 1-M and methyl triflate, which produces the alkylated species [(η5-Cp)Re(μ-N(Me)N)(μ-BDI)M(η4-COD)][OTf] (4-M, OTf = trifluoromethanesulfonate). A combination of spectroscopic studies, X-ray structural analysis, and computational investigations is discussed as an aid to understanding the modes of dinitrogen activation within these unique heterobimetallic complexes.
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- Erik T Ouellette
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Wang B, Seo CSG, Zhang C, Chu J, Szymczak NK. A Borane Lewis Acid in the Secondary Coordination Sphere of a Ni(II) Imido Imparts Distinct C-H Activation Selectivity. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:15793-15802. [PMID: 35973127 PMCID: PMC10276360 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Two borane-functionalized bidentate phosphine ligands that vary in tether length have been prepared to examine cooperative metal-substrate interactions. Ni(0) complexes react with aryl azides at low temperatures to form structurally unusual κ2-(N,N)-N3Ar adducts. Warming these adducts affords products of N2 extrusion and in one case, a Ni-imido compound that is capped by the appended borane. Reactions with 1-azidoadamantane (AdN3) provide a distinct outcome, where a proposed nickel imido intermediate activates the sp2 C-H bonds of arenes, even in the presence of benzylic C-H sites. Combined experimental and computational mechanistic studies demonstrate that the unique reactivity is a consequence of Lewis-acid-induced polarization of the Ni-NR bond, potentially providing a synthetic strategy for chemoselective reaction engineering.
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- Baolu Wang
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Riffel MN, Siegel L, Oliver AG, Tsui EY. Cluster self-assembly and anion binding by metal complexes of non-innocent thiazolidinyl-thiolate ligands. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:9611-9615. [PMID: 35695261 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01339h] [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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ZnII and FeII chloride complexes of a di(methylthiazolidinyl)pyridine ligand were deprotonated to form the corresponding thiolate complexes supported by redox-active iminopyridine moieties. The thiolate donor groups are nucleophilic and reactive toward oxidants, electrophiles, and protons, while the pendant thiazolidine rings are available for hydrogen bonding. Anion exchange with the weakly-coordinating triflate anion resulted in self-assembly of the iminopyridine complexes to form a trimeric [M3S3] cluster. Hydrogen bonding closely associates anions with this trimetallic core.
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- Madeline N Riffel
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA. .,Department of Chemistry, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
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Posada-Pérez S, Escayola S, Poater J, Solà M, Poater A. Ni(I)-TPA Stabilization by Hydrogen Bond formation on the Second Coordination Sphere: a DFT Characterization. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:12585-12595. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01355j] [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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Ni(I) compounds are less common than those of either Ni(0) or Ni(II). Recently, a series of Ni(I) tris(2 pyridylmethyl)amine (TPA) complexes were synthetized through the reduction of Ni(II)-TPA complexes and...
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Liu JJ, Chapovetsky A, Haiges R, Marinescu SC. Effects of Protonation State on Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction by a Cobalt Aminopyridine Macrocyclic Complex. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:17517-17528. [PMID: 34761920 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A critical component in the reduction of CO2 to CO and H2O is the delivery of 2 equiv of protons and electrons to the CO2 molecule. The timing and sequencing of these proton and electron transfer steps are essential factors in directing the activity and selectivity for catalytic CO2 reduction. In previous studies, we have reported a series of macrocyclic aminopyridine cobalt complexes capable of reducing CO2 to CO with high faradaic efficiencies. Kinetic investigations reveal a relationship between the observed rate constant (kobs) and the number of pendant amine hydrogen bond donors minus one, suggesting the presence of a deprotonated active catalytic state. Herein, we investigate the feasibility of these proposed deprotonated complexes toward CO2 reduction. Two deprotonated derivatives, Co(L4-) and Co(L2-), of the tetraamino macrocycle Co(L) were independently synthesized and structurally characterized revealing extensive delocalization of the negative charge upon deprotonation. 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and ultraviolet-visible titration studies confirm that under catalytic conditions, the active form of the catalyst gradually becomes deprotonated, supporting thus the ndonor - 1 relationship with kobs. Electrochemical studies of Co(L4-) reveal that this deprotonated analogue is competent for electrocatalysis upon addition of an exogenous weak acid source, such as 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, resulting in faradaic efficiencies for CO2-to-CO conversion identical to those observed with the fully protonated derivative (>98%).
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- Jeffrey J Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Xu S, Essex LA, Nguyen JQ, Farias P, Ziller JW, Harman WH, Evans WJ. Cooperative dinitrogen capture by a diboraanthracene/samarocene pair. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:15000-15002. [PMID: 34693957 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03220h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The combination of a boron Lewis acid and a decamethylsamarocene, specifically 9,10-Me2-9,10-diboraanthracene with (C5Me5)2SmII(THF)2, in toluene leads to cooperative reductive capture of N2. The product crystallizes as the salt, [(C5Me5)2SmIII(THF)2][(C5Me5)2SmIII(η2-N2B2C14H14)], 1, which formally is comprised of an (NN)2- moiety sandwiched between a [(C5Me5)2SmIII]1+ metallocene cation and the diboraanthracene ditopic Lewis acid.
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- Song Xu
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA.
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Gardner EJ, Marguet SC, Cobb CR, Pham DM, Beringer JAM, Bertke JA, Shafaat HS, Warren TH. Uncovering Redox Non-innocent Hydrogen-Bonding in Cu(I)-Diazene Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:15960-15974. [PMID: 34546737 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c04108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The life-sustaining reduction of N2 to NH3 is thermoneutral yet kinetically challenged by high-energy intermediates such as N2H2. Exploring intramolecular H-bonding as a potential strategy to stabilize diazene intermediates, we employ a series of [xHetTpCu]2(μ-N2H2) complexes that exhibit H-bonding between pendant aromatic N-heterocycles (xHet) such as pyridine and a bridging trans-N2H2 ligand at copper(I) centers. X-ray crystallography and IR spectroscopy clearly reveal H-bonding in [pyMeTpCu]2(μ-N2H2) while low-temperature 1H NMR studies coupled with DFT analysis reveals a dynamic equilibrium between two closely related, symmetric H-bonded structural motifs. Importantly, the xHet pendant negligibly influences the electronic structure of xHetTpCuI centers in xHetTpCu(CNAr2,6-Me2) complexes that lack H-bonding as judged by nearly indistinguishable ν(CN) frequencies (2113-2117 cm-1). Nonetheless, H-bonding in the corresponding [xHetTpCu]2(μ-N2H2) complexes results in marked changes in ν(NN) (1398-1419 cm-1) revealed through resonance Raman studies. Due to the closely matched N-H BDEs of N2H2 and the pyH0 cation radical, the aromatic N-heterocyclic pendants may encourage partial H-atom transfer (HAT) from N2H2 to xHet through redox-non-innocent H-bonding in [xHetTpCu]2(μ-N2H2). DFT studies reveal modest thermodynamic barriers for concerted transfer of both H-atoms of coordinated N2H2 to the xHet pendants to generate tautomeric [xHetHTpCu]2(μ-N2) complexes, identifying metal-assisted concerted dual HAT as a thermodynamically favorable pathway for N2/N2H2 interconversion.
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- Evan J Gardner
- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Box 51277-1227, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Box 51277-1227, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Box 51277-1227, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Box 51277-1227, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Box 51277-1227, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Box 51277-1227, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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Fedoseev IV, Vasekin VV, Shevelkov AV. Potential of Molecular Nitrogen Fixation by Carbonyl Clusters of Platinum Metals in Lower Oxidation States: A Review. RUSS J INORG CHEM+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036023621090023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bae DY, Lee G, Lee E. Fixation of Dinitrogen at an Asymmetric Binuclear Titanium Complex. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:12813-12822. [PMID: 34492761 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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A new type of dititanium dinitrogen complex supported by a triphenolamine (TPA) ligand is reported. Analysis by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Raman and NMR spectroscopy reveals different coordination geometries for the two titanium centers. Hence, coordination of TPA and a nitrogen ligand results in trigonal-bipyramidal geometry, while an octahedral titanium center is obtained upon additional coordination of an ethoxide generated upon C-O bond cleavage in a diethyl ether solvent molecule. The titanium complex successfully generates ammonia in the presence of an excess amount of PCy3HI and KC8 in 154% yield (per titanium atom). A titanium complex with a bulkier TPA does not form a dinitrogen complex, and mononuclear titanium dinitrogen complexes were not accessible, presumably because of the high tendency of early transition metals to form binuclear dinitrogen complexes.
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- Dae Young Bae
- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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Lin G, Ju Q, Guo X, Zhao W, Adimi S, Ye J, Bi Q, Wang J, Yang M, Huang F. Intrinsic Electron Localization of Metastable MoS 2 Boosts Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007509. [PMID: 34219276 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The advancement of efficient electrocatalysts toward the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is critical in sustainable ammonia synthesis under ambient pressure and temperature. Manipulating the electronic configuration of electrocatalysts is particularly vital to form metal-nitrogen (MN) bonds during the NRR through regulating the active electronic states of sites. Here, in sharp contrast to stable 2H MoS2 without metal chains, MoMo bonding in metastable polymorphs of MoS2 bulk (zigzag chain in the 1T' phase and diamond chain in the 1T″' phase) is discovered to significantly increase intrinsic electron localization around the metal chains. This can enhance the charge transfer from the adsorbed nitrogen molecule to the metal chains, allowing for boosted NRR kinetics. The electrochemical experiments show that the NH3 yield rate and the faradaic efficiency of the metastable 1T″' MoS2 rich with abundant Mo-Mo bonds are about 9 and 12 times above average than those of 2H MoS2 , correspondingly. Theoretical simulations reveal the high local electron density surrounding the MoMo chains and sites can promote π back-donation, which is beneficial for increasing nitrogen adsorption, strengthening the MN bonds, and reducing the cleavage barrier of the triple NN bond.
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- Gaoxin Lin
- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201899, China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1219 Zhongguan West Road, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201899, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1219 Zhongguan West Road, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Kiernicki JJ, Zeller M, Szymczak NK. Requirements for Late-Stage Hydroboration of Pyridine N-Heterocyclic Carbene Iron(0) Complexes: The Role of Ancillary Ligands. Organometallics 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- John J. Kiernicki
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Meng F, Kuriyama S, Tanaka H, Egi A, Yoshizawa K, Nishibayashi Y. Ammonia Formation Catalyzed by a Dinitrogen‐Bridged Dirhenium Complex Bearing PNP‐Pincer Ligands under Mild Reaction Conditions**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Fanqiang Meng
- Department of Applied Chemistry School of Engineering The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry School of Engineering The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Daido University Minami-ku Nagoya 457-8530 Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu University Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering Kyushu University Nishi-ku Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry School of Engineering The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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Meng F, Kuriyama S, Tanaka H, Egi A, Yoshizawa K, Nishibayashi Y. Ammonia Formation Catalyzed by a Dinitrogen-Bridged Dirhenium Complex Bearing PNP-Pincer Ligands under Mild Reaction Conditions*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13906-13912. [PMID: 33835664 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A series of rhenium complexes bearing a pyridine-based PNP-type pincer ligand are synthesized from rhenium phosphine complexes as precursors. A dinitrogen-bridged dirhenium complex bearing the PNP-type pincer ligands catalytically converts dinitrogen into ammonia during the reaction with KC8 as a reductant and [HPCy3 ]BArF 4 (Cy=cyclohexyl, ArF =3,5-(CF3 )2 C6 H3 ) as a proton source at -78 °C to afford 8.4 equiv of ammonia based on the rhenium atom of the catalyst. The rhenium-dinitrogen complex also catalyzes silylation of dinitrogen in the reaction with KC8 as a reductant and Me3 SiCl as a silylating reagent under ambient reaction conditions to afford 11.7 equiv of tris(trimethylsilyl)amine based on the rhenium atom of the catalyst. These results demonstrate the first successful example of catalytic nitrogen fixation under mild reaction conditions using rhenium-dinitrogen complexes as catalysts.
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- Fanqiang Meng
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Daido University, Minami-ku, Nagoya, 457-8530, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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Taher D, Wilson JR, Ritch G, Zeller M, Szymczak NK. Late-stage ligand functionalization via the Staudinger reaction using phosphine-appended 2,2'-bipyridine. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:5718-5721. [PMID: 33982731 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc01407b] [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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The ability of a phosphine-appended-2,2'-bipyridine ligand ((Ph2P)2bpy) to serve as a platform for late-stage ligand modifications was evaluated using tetrahedral (Ph2P)2bpyFeCl2. We employed a post-metalation Staudinger reaction to install a series of functionalized arenes, including those containing Brønsted and Lewis acidic groups. This reaction sequence represents a versatile strategy to both tune the ligand donor properties as well as directly incorporate appended functionality.
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- Deeb Taher
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. and Department of Chemistry, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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- H.C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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Specklin D, Coffinet A, Vendier L, del Rosal I, Dinoi C, Simonneau A. Synthesis, Characterization, and Comparative Theoretical Investigation of Dinitrogen-Bridged Group 6-Gold Heterobimetallic Complexes. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:5545-5562. [PMID: 33724789 PMCID: PMC8058778 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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We have prepared and characterized a series of unprecedented group 6-group 11, N2-bridged, heterobimetallic [ML4(η1-N2)(μ-η1:η1-N2)Au(NHC)]+ complexes (M = Mo, W, L2 = diphosphine) by treatment of trans-[ML4(N2)2] with a cationic gold(I) complex [Au(NHC)]+. The adducts are very labile in solution and in the solid, especially in the case of molybdenum, and decomposition pathways are likely initiated by electron transfers from the zerovalent group 6 atom to gold. Spectroscopic and structural parameters point to the fact that the gold adducts are very similar to Lewis pairs formed out of strong main-group Lewis acids (LA) and low-valent, end-on dinitrogen complexes, with a bent M-N-N-Au motif. To verify how far the analogy goes, we computed the electronic structures of [W(depe)2(η1-N2)(μ-η1:η1-N2)AuNHC]+ (10W+) and [W(depe)2(η1-N2)(μ-η1:η1-N2)B(C6F5)3] (11W). A careful analysis of the frontier orbitals of both compounds shows that a filled orbital resulting from the combination of the π* orbital of the bridging N2 with a d orbital of the group 6 metal overlaps in 10W+ with an empty sd hybrid orbital at gold, whereas in 11W with an sp3 hybrid orbital at boron. The bent N-N-LA arrangement maximizes these interactions, providing a similar level of N2 "push-pull" activation in the two compounds. In the gold case, the HOMO-2 orbital is further delocalized to the empty carbenic p orbital, and an NBO analysis suggests an important electrostatic component in the μ-N2-[Au(NHC)]+ bond.
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- David Specklin
- LCC−CNRS,
Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 205 route de Narbonne, BP44099, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- LCC−CNRS,
Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 205 route de Narbonne, BP44099, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- LCC−CNRS,
Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 205 route de Narbonne, BP44099, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- LPCNO,
CNRS, and INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- LPCNO,
CNRS, and INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- LCC−CNRS,
Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 205 route de Narbonne, BP44099, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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A series of nickel(ii) tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (TPA) complexes featuring appended hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) to halides (F, Cl, Br) was synthesized and charcterized. Reduction to the nickel(i) state provided access to an unusual nickel(i) fluoride complex stabilized by H-bonds, enabling structural and spectroscopic characterization.
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- Jessica R Wilson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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- H.C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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- James P. Shanahan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Kiernicki JJ, Zeller M, Szymczak NK. Examining the Generality of Metal-Ligand Cooperativity Across a Series of First-Row Transition Metals: Capture, Bond Activation, and Stabilization. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:9279-9286. [PMID: 32551605 PMCID: PMC7340558 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We outline the generality and requirements for cooperative N2H4 capture, N-N bond scission, and amido stabilization across a series of first-row transition metal complexes bearing a pyridine(dipyrazole) ligand. This ligand contains a pair of flexibly tethered trialkylborane Lewis acids that enable hydrazine capture and M-NH2 stabilization. While the Lewis acids are required to bind N2H4, the identity of the metal dictates whether N-N bond scission can occur. The redox properties of the M(II) bis(amidoborane) series of complexes were investigated and reveal that ligand-based events prevail; oxidation results in the generation of a transiently formed aminyl radical, while reduction occurs at the redox-active pyridine(dipyrazole) ligand.
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- John J. Kiernicki
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Kim S, Loose F, Chirik PJ. Beyond Ammonia: Nitrogen–Element Bond Forming Reactions with Coordinated Dinitrogen. Chem Rev 2020; 120:5637-5681. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sangmin Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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Shanahan JP, Mullis DM, Zeller M, Szymczak NK. Reductively Stable Hydrogen-Bonding Ligands Featuring Appended CF2–H Units. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:8809-8817. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c01718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- James P. Shanahan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 N. University, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Cha J, Kwon H, Song H, Lee E. Dinitrogen activation by a penta-pyridyl molybdenum complex. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12945-12949. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02692a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A new dinitrogen (N2) molybdenum(0) complex supported exclusively by pyridine ligands was synthesized.
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- Jeongmin Cha
- Department of Chemistry
- Pohang University of Science and Technology
- 37673 Pohang
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Pohang University of Science and Technology
- 37673 Pohang
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Pohang University of Science and Technology
- 37673 Pohang
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- Pohang University of Science and Technology
- 37673 Pohang
- Republic of Korea
- Division of Advanced Materials Science
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Gonzálvez MA, Algarra AG, Basallote MG, Bernhardt PV, Fernández-Trujillo MJ, Martínez M. Proton-assisted air oxidation mechanisms of iron(ii) bis-thiosemicarbazone complexes at physiological pH: a kinetico-mechanistic study. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:16578-16587. [PMID: 31657430 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt03557e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The kinetics of oxidation of different biologically-active FeII bis-thiosemicarbazone complexes in water has been monitored at varying dioxygen concentration, temperature, pressure, and pH. The oxidation reactions observed can be resolved as a single-step process, producing the expected ferric complex, with rates increasing with decreasing pH. From the pH-dependence of the observed rate constants, a rate law with two terms can be derived, one of them being independent of the acid concentration and the other term showing a saturation behaviour with respect to [H+]. These results indicate the existence of two parallel pathways for oxidation: the acid-independent pathway is only operative for the complexes with ligands bearing terminal, non-coordinated, unsubstituted amines, whereas the term with a [H+]-limiting kinetic behaviour is observed for all the complexes and indicates that the reacting species has to be protonated prior to the oxidation step. From the data collected, the rate law and the thermal and pressure activation parameters have been used to interpret the operating reaction mechanisms. Given the fact that the empirical trends rule out an outer-sphere oxidation process, DFT calculations have been carried out to explain the results and suggest the likely formation, under steady-state very low concentration conditions, of FeIII superoxo and hydroperoxo intermediates.
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- Miguel A Gonzálvez
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Cádiz, Apartado 40, E-11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Cádiz, Apartado 40, E-11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Cádiz, Apartado 40, E-11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Secció de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1-11, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Complete cleavage of the N≡N triple bond by Ta 2N + via degenerate ligand exchange at ambient temperature: A perfect catalytic cycle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:21416-21420. [PMID: 31591230 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1913664116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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An unprecedented, spontaneous, and complete cleavage of the triple bond of N2 in the thermal reaction of 15N2 with Ta2 14N+ was observed experimentally by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry; mechanistic aspects of the degenerate ligand exchange were addressed by high-level quantum chemical calculations. The "hidden" dis- and reassembly of N2, mediated by Ta2N+, constitutes a full catalytic cycle. A frontier orbital analysis reveals that the scission of the N2 triple bond is essentially governed by the donation of d-electrons from the 2 metal centers into antibonding π*-orbitals of N2 and by the concurrent migration of electrons from bonding π- and σ-orbitals of N2 into empty d-orbitals of the metals. This work may contribute to a rational design of catalysts in order to reduce the still enormous energy demand required for an artificial dinitrogen activation.
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Kiernicki JJ, Norwine EE, Zeller M, Szymczak NK. Tetrahedral iron featuring an appended Lewis acid: distinct pathways for the reduction of hydroxylamine and hydrazine. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:11896-11899. [PMID: 31528878 PMCID: PMC6776999 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc05720j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We present the preparation of a nitrogen-based bidentate ligand featuring an appended boron Lewis acid as well as its tetrahedral Fe2+ and Zn2+ complexes. These complexes act as platforms for hydrazine and hydroxylamine capture and reduction chemistry.
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Affiliation(s)
- John J Kiernicki
- University of Michigan, 930 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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- University of Michigan, 930 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
| | - Matthias Zeller
- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Purdue University, 560 Oval Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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