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Yang D, Wang B, Qu J. Construction and Function of Thiolate-Bridged Diiron N xH y Nitrogenase Model Complexes. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:1761-1776. [PMID: 38861704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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ConspectusBiological nitrogen fixation mediated by nitrogenases has garnered significant research interest due to its critical importance to the development of efficient catalysts for mild ammonia synthesis. Although the active center of the most studied FeMo-nitrogenases has been determined to be a complicated [Fe7S9MoC] hetero-multinuclear metal-sulfur cluster known as the FeMo-cofactor, the exact binding site and reduction pathway of N2 remain a subject of debate. Over the past decades, the majority of studies have focused on mononuclear molybdenum or iron centers as potential reaction sites. In stark contrast, cooperative activation of N2 through bi- or multimetallic centers has been largely overlooked and underexplored, despite the renewed interest sparked by recent biochemical and computational studies. Consequently, constructing bioinspired bi- or multinuclear metallic model complexes presents an intriguing yet challenging prospect. In this Account, we detail our long-standing research on the design and synthesis of novel thiolate-bridged diiron complexes as nitrogenase models and their application to chemical simulations of potential biological N2 reduction pathways.Inspired by the structural and electronic features of the potential diiron active center in the belt region of the FeMo-cofactor, we have designed and synthesized a series of new thiolate-bridged diiron nitrogenase model complexes, wherein iron centers with +2 or +3 oxidation states are coordinated by Cp* as carbon-based donors and thiolate ligands as sulfur donors. Through the synergistic interaction between the two iron centers, unstable diazene (NH═NH) species can be trapped to generate the first example of a [Fe2S2]-type complex bearing a cis-μ-η1:η1-NH═NH subunit. Significantly, this species can not only catalyze the reductive N-N bond cleavage of hydrazine to ammonia but also trigger a stepwise reduction sequence NH═NH → [NH2-NH]- → [NH]2-(+NH3) → [NH2]- → NH3. Furthermore, an unprecedented thiolate-bridged diiron μ-nitride featuring a bent Fe-N-Fe moiety was successfully isolated and structurally characterized. Importantly, this diiron μ-nitride can undergo successive proton-coupled electron transfer processes to efficiently release ammonia in the presence of separate protons and electrons and can even be directly hydrogenated using H2 as a combination of protons and electrons for high-yield ammonia formation. Based on combined experimental and computational studies, we proposed two distinct reductive transformation sequences on the diiron centers, which involve a series of crucial NxHy intermediates. Moreover, we also achieved catalytic N2 reduction to silylamines with [Fe2S2]-type complexes by ligand modulation.Our bioinspired diiron cooperative scaffold may provide a suitable model for probing the potential N2 stepwise reduction pathways from the molecular level. Different from the traditional alternating and distal pathways dominated by mononuclear iron or molybdenum complexes, our proposed alternating transformation route based on the diiron centers may not involve the N2H4 intermediate, and the convergence point of the alternating and terminal pathways is imide, not amide. Our research strategy could inform the design and development of new types of bioinspired catalysts for mild and efficient nitrogen reduction in the future.
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- Dawei Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Centre for Biomanufacturing, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Cao Y, Du P, Li Z, Xu J, Ma C, Liang B. Melatonin promotes the recovery of apple plants after waterlogging by shaping the structure and function of the rhizosphere microbiome. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2024; 47:2614-2630. [PMID: 38712467 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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The dynamics of the physiological adaptability of plants and the rhizosphere soil environment after waterlogging remain unclear. Here we investigated the mechanisms regulating plant condition and shaping of the rhizosphere microbiome in a pot experiment. In the experiment, we added melatonin to waterlogged plants, which promoted waterlogging relief. The treatment significantly enhanced photosynthesis and the antioxidant capacity of apple plants, and significantly promoted nitrogen (N) utilization efficiency by upregulating genes related to N transport and metabolism. Multiperiod soil microbiome analysis showed the dynamic effects of melatonin on the diversity of the microbial community during waterlogging recovery. Random forest and linear regression analyses were used to screen for potential beneficial bacteria (e.g., Azoarcus, Pseudomonas and Nocardioides) specifically regulated by melatonin and revealed a positive correlation with soil nutrient levels and plant growth. Furthermore, metagenomic analyses revealed the regulatory effects of melatonin on genes involved in N cycling in soil. Melatonin positively contributed to the accumulation of plant dry weight by upregulating the expression of nifD and nifK (N fixation). In summary, melatonin positively regulates physiological functions in plants and the structure and function of the microbial community; it promoted the recovery of apple plants after waterlogging stress.
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- Yang Cao
- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Horticulture, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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Zhu H, Xu X, Wang Y, Ding J, Yu X, Liu X, Zeng Z, Wang H, Li Z, Wang Y. Electron repulsion tuned electronic structure of TiO 2 by fluorination for efficient and selective photocatalytic ammonia generation. NANOSCALE 2024. [PMID: 38910517 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01787k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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The photocatalytic conversion of nitrogen into high-value ammonia products holds tremendous potential in the global nitrogen cycle. However, the activation of N2 and competition of hydrogen evolution limit the improvement of nitrogen fixation performance. In this study, we developed a fluorinated TiO2 (F-TiO2) using a hydrothermal-annealing method. The incorporation of F dopants not only enhances the adsorption and activation of N2 through electronic structure regulation, but also facilitates an in situ increase in active sites via the electron repulsion effect between F and Ti atoms. In addition, the presence of F on the surface effectively improved the nitrogen supply problem and optimized the nitrogen fixation selectivity for its hydrophobic modulation. The NH3 yield of the F-TiO2 photocatalyst reached 63.8 μmol h-1 g-1, which was 8.5 times higher than that of pure TiO2. And the selectivity experiment showed that the electronic ratio of NH3 to H2 production reached 0.890. This research offers valuable insights for the design of highly efficient and selective nitrogen-fixing photocatalysts.
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- Huiling Zhu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, PR China.
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Tsukamoto T. Recent advances in atomic cluster synthesis: a perspective from chemical elements. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10533-10550. [PMID: 38651597 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr06522g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Despite its potential significance, "cluster chemistry" remains a somewhat marginalized topic within the chemistry field. However, atomic clusters with their unusual and unique structures and properties represent a novel material group situated between molecules and nanoparticles or solid matter, judging from both scientific standpoints and historical backgrounds. Surveying an entire material group, including all substances that can be regarded as a cluster, is essential for establishing cluster chemistry as a more prominent chemistry field. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding by categorizing, summarizing, and reviewing clusters, focusing on their constituent elements in the periodic table. However, because numerous disparate synthetic processes have been individually developed to date, their straightforward and uniform classification is a challenging task. As such, comprehensively reviewing this field from a chemical composition viewpoint presents significant obstacles. It should be therefore noted that despite adopting a synthetic method-based classification in this review, the discussions presented herein could entail inaccuracies. Nevertheless, this unorthodox viewpoint unfolds a new scientific perspective which accentuates the common ground between different development processes by emphasizing the lack of a definitive border between their synthetic methods and material groups, thus opening new avenues for cementing cluster chemistry as an attractive chemistry field.
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- Takamasa Tsukamoto
- Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan.
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-8505, Japan
- JST PRESTO, Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan
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Liu Q, Wang P, Wang Y, Zou J, Leng X, Deng L. Iron(I) Complex Bearing an Open-Shell Diazenido Ligand. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:13629-13640. [PMID: 38706251 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Low-valent transition-metal diazenido species are important intermediates in transition-metal-mediated dinitrogen reduction reactions. Isolable complexes of the type unanimously feature closed-shell diazenido ligands. Those bearing open-shell diazenido ligands have remained elusive. Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of a d7 iron(I) complex featuring an open-shell silyldiazenido ligand, [(ICy)Fe(NNSiiPr3)(η2:η2-dvtms)] (1, ICy = 1,3-dicyclohexylimidazole-2-ylidene, dvtms = divinyltetramethyldisiloxane). Complex 1 is prepared in good yield by silylation of the iron(-I)-N2 complex [K(18-crown-6)][(ICy)Fe(N2)(η2:η2-dvtms)] with iPr3SiOTf and has been fully characterized by various spectroscopic methods. Theoretical studies, in combination with characterization data, established an S = 1/2 ground spin-state for 1 that can best be described as a quartet iron(I) center featuring an antiferromagnetically coupled triplet silyldiazenido ligand. The diazenido and alkene ligands in 1 are labile, as indicated by the facile disproportionation reaction of 1 at ambient temperature to transform into the iron(II) bis(diazenido) species [(ICy)(NNSiiPr3)2Fe(dvtms)Fe(NNSiiPr3)2(ICy)] (2) and the iron(0) species [(ICy)Fe(η2:η2-dvtms)] and also the alkene-exchange reaction of 1 with PhCH═CHBC8H14 to form [(ICy)Fe(NNSiiPr3)(η2-trans-PhCH═CHBC8H14)] (3). Complex 1 is light-sensitive. Upon photolysis, it undergoes a SiiPr3 radical-transfer reaction to yield [(ICy)Fe(σ:η2-MeCHSiMe2OSiMe2CH═CHSiiPr3)] (4) and N2. The reactions of 1 with the trityl radical and organic bromides yield iron(II) complexes, which indicates its reducing nature. Moreover, 1 is a weak hydrogen-atom abstractor, as indicated by its inertness toward HSi(SiMe3)3 and cyclohexa-1,4-diene and the low calculated N-H bond dissociation energy (48 kcal/mol) of its corresponding iron(II) iso-hydrazenido species.
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- Qing Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024, P. R. China
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Wang W, Xi H, Fu D, Ma D, Gong W, Zhao Y, Li X, Wu L, Guo Y, Zhao G, Wang H. Growth Process of Fe-O Nanoclusters with Different Sizes Biosynthesized by Protein Nanocages. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:11657-11668. [PMID: 38641862 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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All protein-directed syntheses of metal nanoclusters (NCs) and nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted considerable attention because protein scaffolds provide a unique metal coordination environment and can adjust the shape and morphology of NCs and NPs. However, the detailed formation mechanisms of NCs or NPs directed by protein templates remain unclear. In this study, by taking advantage of the ferritin nanocage as a biotemplate to monitor the growth of Fe-O NCs as a function of time, we synthesized a series of iron NCs with different sizes and shapes and subsequently solved their corresponding three-dimensional atomic-scale structures by X-ray protein crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy. The time-dependent structure analyses revealed the growth process of these Fe-O NCs with the 4-fold channel of ferritin as nucleation sites. To our knowledge, the newly biosynthesized Fe35O23Glu12 represents the largest Fe-O NCs with a definite atomic structure. This study contributes to our understanding of the formation mechanism of iron NCs and provides an effective method for metal NC synthesis.
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- Wenming Wang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Shanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Structure Determination, Shanxi Academy of Advanced Research and Innovation, Taiyuan 030012, China
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- IHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology and College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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Ding M, Tian K, Wang J, Liu Y, Hu G, Zheng Y, Lei S, Sun J, Yang HB, Hu FX. Integrated molybdenum single atom array sensors with multichannels for nitrite detection in foods. Biosens Bioelectron 2024; 257:116345. [PMID: 38692247 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Nitrite (NO2-) is present in a variety of foods, but the excessive intake of NO2- can indirectly lead to carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenicity and other risks to the human body. Therefore, the detection of NO2- is crucial for maintaining human health. In this study, an integrated array sensor for NO2- detection is developed based on molybdenum single atom material (IMSMo-SAC) using high-resolution electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing technology. The sensor comprises three components: a printed electrode array, multichannels designed on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and an electronic signal process device with bluetooth. By utilizing Mo-SAC to facilitate electron transfer during the redox reaction, rapid and efficient detection of NO2- can be achieved. The sensor has a wide linear range of 0.1 μM-107.8 mM, a low detection limit of 33 nM and a high sensitivity of 0.637 mA-1mM-1 cm-2. Furthermore, employing this portable array sensor allows simultaneously measurements of NO2- concentrations in six different foods samples with acceptable recovery rates. This array sensor holds great potential for detecting of small molecules in various fields.
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- Mei Ding
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, JiangSu Province, 215009, China.
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Xiong Y, Wang Y, Zhou J, Liu F, Hao F, Fan Z. Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction: Ammonia Synthesis and the Beyond. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2304021. [PMID: 37294062 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202304021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Natural nitrogen cycle has been severely disrupted by anthropogenic activities. The overuse of N-containing fertilizers induces the increase of nitrate level in surface and ground waters, and substantial emission of nitrogen oxides causes heavy air pollution. Nitrogen gas, as the main component of air, has been used for mass ammonia production for over a century, providing enough nutrition for agriculture to support world population increase. In the last decade, researchers have made great efforts to develop ammonia processes under ambient conditions to combat the intensive energy consumption and high carbon emission associated with the Haber-Bosch process. Among different techniques, electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) can achieve nitrate removal and ammonia generation simultaneously using renewable electricity as the power, and there is an exponential growth of studies in this research direction. Here, a timely and comprehensive review on the important progresses of electrochemical NO3RR, covering the rational design of electrocatalysts, emerging CN coupling reactions, and advanced energy conversion and storage systems is provided. Moreover, future perspectives are proposed to accelerate the industrialized NH3 production and green synthesis of chemicals, leading to a sustainable nitrogen cycle via prosperous N-based electrochemistry.
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- Yuecheng Xiong
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center (NPMM), City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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Yang T, Qu J, Yang X, Cai Y, Hu J. Recent advances in ambient-stable black phosphorus materials for artificial catalytic nitrogen cycle in environment and energy. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 345:123522. [PMID: 38331240 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Nitrogen cycle is crucial for the Earth's ecosystem and human-nature coexistence. However, excessive fertilizer use and industrial contamination disrupt this balance. Semiconductor-based artificial nitrogen cycle strategies are being actively researched to address this issue. Black phosphorus (BP) exhibits remarkable performance and significant potential in this area due to its unique physical and chemical properties. Nevertheless, its practical application is hindered by ambient instability. This review covers the synthesis methods of BP materials, analyzes their instability factors under environmental conditions, discusses stability improvement strategies, and provides an overview of the applications of ambient-stable BP materials in nitrogen cycle, including N2 fixation, NO3- reduction, NOx removal and nitrides sensing. The review concludes by summarizing the challenges and prospects of BP materials in the nitrogen cycle, offering valuable guidance to researchers.
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- Tingyu Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China; College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, China.
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Le LN, Joyce JP, Oyala PH, DeBeer S, Agapie T. Highly Activated Terminal Carbon Monoxide Ligand in an Iron-Sulfur Cluster Model of FeMco with Intermediate Local Spin State at Fe. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5045-5050. [PMID: 38358932 PMCID: PMC10910499 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Nitrogenases, the enzymes that convert N2 to NH3, also catalyze the reductive coupling of CO to yield hydrocarbons. CO-coordinated species of nitrogenase clusters have been isolated and used to infer mechanistic information. However, synthetic FeS clusters displaying CO ligands remain rare, which limits benchmarking. Starting from a synthetic cluster that models a cubane portion of the FeMo cofactor (FeMoco), including a bridging carbyne ligand, we report a heterometallic tungsten-iron-sulfur cluster with a single terminal CO coordination in two oxidation states with a high level of CO activation (νCO = 1851 and 1751 cm-1). The local Fe coordination environment (2S, 1C, 1CO) is identical to that in the protein making this system a suitable benchmark. Computational studies find an unusual intermediate spin electronic configuration at the Fe sites promoted by the presence the carbyne ligand. This electronic feature is partly responsible for the high degree of CO activation in the reduced cluster.
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- Linh N.
V. Le
- Division
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California
Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Max
Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Division
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California
Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Max
Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Division
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California
Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Batool S, Langer M, Myakala SN, Heiland M, Eder D, Streb C, Cherevan A. Thiomolybdate Clusters: From Homogeneous Catalysis to Heterogenization and Active Sites. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2305730. [PMID: 37899494 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Thiomolybdates are molecular molybdenum-sulfide clusters formed from Mo centers and sulfur-based ligands. For decades, they have attracted the interest of synthetic chemists due to their unique structures and their relevance in biological systems, e.g., as reactive sites in enzymes. More recently, thiomolybdates are explored from the catalytic point of view and applied as homogeneous and molecular mimics of heterogeneous molybdenum sulfide catalysts. This review summarizes prominent examples of thiomolybdate-based electro- and photocatalysis and provides a comprehensive analysis of their reactivities under homogeneous and heterogenized conditions. Active sites of thiomolybdates relevant for the hydrogen evolution reaction are examined, aiming to shed light on the link between cluster structure and performance. The shift from solution-phase to surface-supported thiomolybdates is discussed with a focus on applications in electrocatalysis and photocatalysis. The outlook highlights current trends and emerging areas of thiomolybdate research, ending with a summary of challenges and key takeaway messages based on the state-of-the-art research.
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- Samar Batool
- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/BC/02, Vienna, 1060, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/BC/02, Vienna, 1060, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/BC/02, Vienna, 1060, Austria
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Zhang FX, Zhang YH, Wang M, Ma JB. Nitrogen adsorption on Nb 2C 6H 4+ cations: the important role of benzyne ( ortho-C 6H 4). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:3912-3919. [PMID: 38230689 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05524h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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N2 adsorption is a prerequisite for activation and transformation. Time-of-flight mass spectrometry experiments show that the Nb2C6H4+ cation, resulting from the gas-phase reaction of Nb2+ with C6H6, is more favorable for N2 adsorption than Nb+ and Nb2+ cations. Density functional theory calculations reveal the effect of the ortho-C6H4 ligand on N2 adsorption. In Nb2C6H4+, interactions between the Nb-4d and C-2p orbitals enable the Nb2+ cation to form coordination bonds with the ortho-C6H4 ligand. Although the ortho-C6H4 ligand in Nb2C6H4+ is not directly involved in the reaction, its presence increases the polarity of the cluster and brings the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) closer to the lowest occupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of N2, thereby increasing the N2 adsorption energy, which effectively facilitates N2 adsorption and activation. This study provides fundamental insights into the mechanisms of N2 adsorption in "transition metal-organic ligand" systems.
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- Feng-Xiang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China.
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Patra K, Brennessel WW, Matson EM. Molybdenum sulphide clusters as redox-active supports for low-valent uranium. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:530-533. [PMID: 38053465 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05561b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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The preparation of an actinide substituted cubane cluster, (Cp*3Mo3S4)Cp*UI2, and its reduced derivatives are reported. Structural and spectroscopic investigations provide insight into the unique interactions between the actinide and its redox-active molybdenum sulphide metalloligand, serving as a model to study atomically-dispersed, low-valent actinide ions on MoS2 surfaces. To probe the ability of the assembly to facilitate multielectron small molecule activation, the reactivity of the fully-reduced cluster, (Cp*3Mo3S4)Cp*U, with azobenzene was investigated. Addition of the substrate results in the formation of a cis-bis-imido cluster, (Cp*3Mo3S4)Cp*U(NPh)2. Cooperative reactivity between the actinide and redox-active support facilitates the 4e--reduction of substrate.
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- Kamaless Patra
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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Wei Y, Yu Y, Chen J, Wei M, Huang Y, Zhou X, Liu W. Fabrication of High Surface Area Fe/Fe 3 O 4 with Enhanced Performance for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302734. [PMID: 37926848 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302734] [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: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The development of high-efficient and large-scale non-precious electrocatalysts to improve sluggish reaction kinetics plays a key role in enhancing electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) for ammonia production under mild condition. Herein, Fe3 O4 and Fe supported by porous carbon (denoted as Fe/Fe3 O4 /PC-800) composite with a high specific surface area of 1004.1 m2 g-1 was prepared via a simple template method. On one hand, the high surface area of Fe/Fe3 O4 /PC-800 provides a large area to enhance N2 adsorption and promote more protons and electrons to accelerate the reaction, thereby greatly improving the dynamics. On the other hand, mesoporous Fe/Fe3 O4 /PC-800 provides high electrochemically active surface area for promoting the occurrence of catalytic kinetics. As a result, Fe/Fe3 O4 /PC-800 exhibited significantly enhanced NRR performance with an ammonia yield of 31.15 μg h-1 mg-1 cat. and faraday efficiency of 22.26 % at -0.1 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). This study is expected to provide a new strategy for the synthesis of catalysts with large specific area and pave the way for the foundational research in NRR.
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- Yuao Wei
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) &, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University, 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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Zhou J, Xiong Y, Sun M, Xu Z, Wang Y, Lu P, Liu F, Hao F, Feng T, Ma Y, Yin J, Ye C, Chen B, Xi S, Zhu Y, Huang B, Fan Z. Constructing molecule-metal relay catalysis over heterophase metallene for high-performance rechargeable zinc-nitrate/ethanol batteries. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2311149120. [PMID: 38064508 PMCID: PMC10723141 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311149120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Zinc-nitrate batteries can integrate energy supply, ammonia electrosynthesis, and sewage disposal into one electrochemical device. However, current zinc-nitrate batteries still severely suffer from the limited energy density and poor rechargeability. Here, we report the synthesis of tetraphenylporphyrin (tpp)-modified heterophase (amorphous/crystalline) rhodium-copper alloy metallenes (RhCu M-tpp). Using RhCu M-tpp as a bifunctional catalyst for nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) and ethanol oxidation reaction in neutral solution, a highly rechargeable and low-overpotential zinc-nitrate/ethanol battery is successfully constructed, which exhibits outstanding energy density of 117364.6 Wh kg-1cat, superior rate capability, excellent cycling stability of ~400 cycles, and potential ammonium acetate production. Ex/in situ experimental studies and theoretical calculations reveal that there is a molecule-metal relay catalysis in NO3RR over RhCu M-tpp that significantly facilitates the ammonia selectivity and reaction kinetics via a low energy barrier pathway. This work provides an effective design strategy of multifunctional metal-based catalysts toward the high-performance zinc-based hybrid energy systems.
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- Jingwen Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang621900, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Applied Physics Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen518060, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin300350, China
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, A*STAR, Singapore627833, Singapore
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- Department of Applied Physics Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Center, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon999077, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen518057, China
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Wang GX, Yin ZB, Wei J, Xi Z. Dinitrogen Activation and Functionalization Affording Chromium Diazenido and Hydrazido Complexes. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:3211-3222. [PMID: 37937752 PMCID: PMC10666292 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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ConspectusThe activation and functionalization of N2 to form nitrogen-element bonds have long posed challenges to industrial, biological, and synthetic chemists. The first transition-metal dinitrogen complex prepared by Allen and Senoff in 1965 provoked researchers to explore homogeneous N2 fixation. Despite intensive research in the last six decades, efficient and quantitative conversion of N2 to diazenido and hydrazido species remains problematic. Relative to a plethora of reactions to generate N2 complexes, their functionalization reactions are rather rare, and the yields are often unsatisfactory, emphasizing the need for systematic investigations of the reaction mechanisms.In this Account, we summarize our recent work on the synthesis, spectroscopic features, electronic structures, and reactivities of several Cr-N2 complexes. Initially, a series of dinuclear and trinuclear Cr(I)-N2 complexes bearing cyclopentadienyl-phosphine ligands were accessed. However, they cannot achieve N2 functionalization but undergo oxidative addition reactions with phenylsilane, azobenzene, and other unsaturated organic compounds at the low-valent Cr(I) centers rather than at the N2 unit. Further reduction of these Cr(I) complexes leads to the formation of more activated mononuclear Cr(0) bis-dinitrogen complexes. Remarkably, silylation of the cyclopentadienyl-phosphine Cr(0)-N2 complex with Me3SiCl afforded the first Cr hydrazido complex. This process follows the distal pathway to functionalize the Nβ atom twice, yielding an end-on η1-hydrazido complex, Cr(III)═N-N(SiMe3)2. In contrast, upon substitution of the phosphine ligand in the Cr(0)-N2 complex with a N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand, the corresponding reaction with Me3SiCl proceeds via the alternating pathway; the silylation occurs at both Nα and Nβ atoms and generates a side-on η2-hydrazido complex, Cr(III)(η2-Me3SiN-NSiMe3). Both silylation reactions are inevitably accompanied by the formation of Cr(III) hydrazido complexes and Cr(II) chlorides with a 2:1 ratio. These processes exhibit a peculiar '3-4-2-1' stoichiometry (i.e., treating 3 equiv of Cr(0)-N2 complexes with 4 equiv of Me3SiCl yields 2 equiv of Cr(III) disilyl-hydrazido complexes and 1 equiv of Cr(II) chloride). Upon replacing the monodentate phosphine and/or NHC ligand with a bisphosphine ligand, a monodinitrogen Cr(0) complex, instead of the bis-dinitrogen Cr(0) complexes, is obtained; consequently, the silylation reactions progress via the normal two-electron route, which passes through Cr(II)-N═N-R diazenido species as an intermediate and furnishes [Cr(IV)═N-NR2]+ hydrazido as the final products. More importantly, this type of Cr(0)-N2 complex can be not only silylated but also protonated and alkylated proficiently. All of the second-order reaction rates of the first and second transformations are determined along with the lifetimes of the intervening diazenido species. Based on these findings, we have successfully carried out nearly quantitative preparations of the Cr(IV) hydrazido species with unmixed or hybrid substituents.The studies of Cr-N2 systems provide effective approaches for the activation and functionalization of N2, deepening the understanding of N2 electrophilic attack. We hope that this Account will inspire more discoveries related to the transformation of gaseous N2 to high-value-added nitrogen-containing organic compounds.
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- Gao-Xiang Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory
for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry
and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Ma Y, Zhu W, Zhao W, Zhang B, He J, Zhang C, Li P, Hu Y, Zhou Z, Yan Z, Li J, Cai W, Ren G, Chen R. MtESN2 is a subgroup II sulphate transporter required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation and prevention of nodule early senescence in Medicago truncatula. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:3558-3574. [PMID: 37545348 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Adequate distribution of mineral sulphur (S) nutrition to nodules mediated by sulphate transporters is crucial for nitrogen fixation in symbiosis establishment process. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this process remain largely unknown. In this study, we characterized the function of Early Senescent Nodule 2 (MtESN2), a gene crucial to nitrogen fixation in Medicago truncatula. Mutations in MtESN2 resulted in severe developmental and functional defects including dwarf shoots, early senescent nodules, and lower nitrogenase activity under symbiotic conditions compared to wild-type plants. MtESN2 encodes an M. truncatula sulphate transporter that is expressed only in roots and nodules, with the highest expression levels in the transition zone and nitrogen-fixing zone of nodules. MtESN2 exhibited sulphate transport activity when expressed in yeast. Immunolocalization analysis showed that MtESN2-yellow fluorescent protein fusion protein was localized to the plasma membranes of both uninfected and infected cells of nodules, where it might transport sulphate into both rhizobia-infected and uninfected cells within the nodules. Our results reveal an unreported sulphate transporter that contributes to effective symbiosis and prevents nodule early senescence in M. truncatula.
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- Yanlin Ma
- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Cuiying Honors, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystem, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Brown AC, Suess DLM. An Iron-Sulfur Cluster with a Highly Pyramidalized Three-Coordinate Iron Center and a Negligible Affinity for Dinitrogen. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20088-20096. [PMID: 37656961 PMCID: PMC10824254 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Attempts to generate open coordination sites for N2 binding at synthetic Fe-S clusters often instead result in cluster oligomerization. Recently, it was shown for Mo-Fe-S clusters that such oligomerization reactions can be prevented through the use of sterically protective supporting ligands, thereby enabling N2 complex formation. Here, this strategy is extended to Fe-only Fe-S clusters. One-electron reduction of (IMes)3Fe4S4Cl (IMes = 1,3-dimesitylimidazol-2-ylidene) forms the transiently stable edge-bridged double cubane (IMes)6Fe8S8, which loses two IMes ligands to form the face-bridged double-cubane, (IMes)4Fe8S8. The finding that the three supporting IMes ligands do not confer sufficient protection to curtail cluster oligomerization prompted the design of a new N-heterocyclic carbene, SIArMe,iPr (1,3-bis(3,5-diisopropyl-2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene; abbreviated as SIAr), that features bulky groups strategically placed in remote positions. When the reduction of (SIAr)3Fe4S4Cl or [(SIAr)3Fe4S4(THF)]+ is conducted in the presence of SIAr, the formation of (SIAr)4Fe8S8 is indeed suppressed, permitting characterization of the reduced [Fe4S4]0 product. Surprisingly, rather than being an N2 complex, the product is simply (SIAr)3Fe4S4: a cluster with a three-coordinate Fe site that adopts an unusually pyramidalized geometry. Although (SIAr)3Fe4S4 does not coordinate N2 to any appreciable extent under the surveyed conditions, it does bind CO to form (SIAr)3Fe4S4(CO). This finding demonstates that the binding pocket at the unique Fe is not too small for N2; instead, the exceptionally weak affinity for N2 can be attributed to weak Fe-N2 bonding. The differences in the N2 coordination chemistry between sterically protected Mo-Fe-S clusters and Fe-only Fe-S clusters are discussed.
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- Alexandra C Brown
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Yang L, Pan Y, Zhou Z, Zhang Y, Xu J, Ma C, Zhang Y, Wang J, Qiao W, Ling L. Vanadium as Auxiliary for Fe-V Dual-Atom Electrocatalyst in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: "3D in 2D" Morphology Inducer and Coordination Structure Regulator. ACS NANO 2023; 17:17405-17416. [PMID: 37622838 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c05483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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The undesirable shuttling behavior, the sluggish redox kinetics of liquid-solid transformation, and the large energy barrier for decomposition of Li2S have been the recognized problems impeding the practical application of lithium-sulfur batteries. Herein, inspired by the spectacular catalytic activity of the Fe/V center in bioenzyme for nitrogen/sulfur fixation, we design an integrated electrocatalyst comprising N-bridged Fe-V dual-atom active sites (Fe/V-N7) dispersed on ingenious "3D in 2D" carbon nanosheets (denoted as DAC), in which vanadium induces the laminar structure and regulates the coordination configuration of active centers simultaneously, realizing the redistribution of the 3d-orbital electrons of Fe centers. The high coupling/conjunction between Fe/V 3d electrons and S 2p electrons shows strong affinity and enhanced reactivity of DAC-Li2Sn (1 ≤ n ≤ 8) systems. Thus, DAC presents strengthened chemisorption ability toward polysulfides and significantly boosts bidirectional sulfur redox reaction kinetics, which have been evidenced theoretically and experimentally. Besides, the well-designed "3D in 2D" morphology of DAC enables uniform sulfur distribution, facilitated electron transfer, and abundant active sites exposure. Therefore, the assembled Li-S cells present outstanding cycling stability (637.3 mAh g-1 after 1000 cycles at 1 C) and high rate capability (711 mAh g-1 at 4 C) under high sulfur content (70 wt %).
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- Lubin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
- Key Laboratory for Specially Functional Materials and Related Technology of the Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Yamamoto M, Takamura Y, Kokubo Y, Urushihara M, Horiuchi N, Dai W, Hayasaka Y, Kita E, Takao K. Solid-State Schikorr Reaction from Ferrous Chloride to Magnetite with Hydrogen Evolution as the Kinetic Bottleneck. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:14580-14589. [PMID: 37638697 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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The selective formation of meta-stable Fe3O4 from ferrous sources by suppressing its oxidative conversion to the most stable hematite (α-Fe2O3) is challenging under oxidative conditions for solid-state synthesis. In this work, we investigated the conversion of iron(II) chloride (FeCl2) to magnetite (Fe3O4) under inert atmosphere in the presence of steam, and the obtained oxides were analyzed by atomic-resolution TEM, 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, and the Verwey transition temperature (Tv). The reaction proceeded in two steps, with H2O as the oxide source in the initial step and as an oxidant in the second step. The initial hydrolysis occurred at temperatures higher than 120 °C to release gaseous HCl, via substituting lattice chloride Cl- with oxide O2-, to give iron oxide intermediates. In the first step, the construction of the intermediate oxides was not topotactic. The second step as a kinetic bottleneck occurred at temperatures higher than 350 °C to generate gaseous H2 through the oxidation of FeII by H+. A substantially large kinetic isotope effect (KIE) was observed for the second step at 500 °C, and this indicates the rate-determining step is the hydrogen evolution. Quantitative analysis of evolved H2 revealed that full conversion of ferrous chloride to magnetite at 500 °C was followed by additional oxidation of the outer sphere of magnetite to give a Fe2O3 phase, as supported by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and the outer phase confined the conductive magnetite phase within the insulating layers, enabling kinetic control of magnetite synthesis. As such, the reaction stopped at meta-stable magnetite with an excellent saturation magnetization (σs) of 86 emu g-1 and Tv > 120 K without affording the thermodynamically stable α-Fe2O3 as the major final product. The study also discusses the influence of parameters such as reaction temperature, initial grain size of FeCl2, the extent of hydration, and partial pressure of H2O.
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- Masanori Yamamoto
- Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Innovation Center, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, 1002-14 Mukohyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0102, Japan
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- Innovation Center, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, 1002-14 Mukohyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0102, Japan
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- Innovation Center, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, 1002-14 Mukohyama, Naka, Ibaraki 311-0102, Japan
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- The Electron Microscopy Center, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8573, Japan
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- Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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Jiang GD, Yang Q, Wei GP, Li ZY, He SG. Superior Reactivity of Molybdenum-Sulfur Cluster Anions Mo 5S 2- and Mo 5S 3- toward Dinitrogen. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:11318-11324. [PMID: 37428555 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Inspired by the fact that Mo is a key element in biological nitrogenase, a series of gas-phase MoxSy- cluster anions are prepared and their reactivity toward N2 is investigated by the combination of mass spectrometry, photoelectron imaging spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations. The Mo5S2- and Mo5S3- cluster anions show remarkable reactivity compared with the anionic species reported previously. The spectroscopic results in conjunction with theoretical analysis reveal that a facile cleavage of N≡N bonds takes place on Mo5S2- and Mo5S3-. The large dissociative adsorption energy of N2 and the favorable entrance channel for initial N2 approaching are proposed as two decisive factors for the superior reactivity of Mo5S2- and Mo5S3-. Besides, the modulation of S ligands on the reactivity of metal centers with N2 is proposed. The highly reactive metal-sulfur species may be obtained by the coordination of two to three sulfur atoms to bare metal clusters so that an appropriate combination of electronic structures and charge distributions can be achieved.
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- Gui-Duo Jiang
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education Center of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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Zhang Y, Zhao X, Qin Y, Li X, Chang Y, Shi Z, Song M, Sun W, Xiao J, Li Z, Qing G. Order-order assembly transition-driven polyamines detection based on iron-sulfur complexes. Commun Chem 2023; 6:146. [PMID: 37420027 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00942-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023] Open
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Innovative modes of response can greatly push forward chemical sensing processes and subsequently improve sensing performance. Classical chemical sensing modes seldom involve the transition of a delicate molecular assembly during the response. Here, we display a sensing mode for polyamine detection based on an order-order transition of iron-sulfur complexes upon their assembly. Strong validation proves that the unique order-order transition of the assemblies is the driving force of the response, in which the polyamine captures the metal ion of the iron-sulfur complex, leading it to decompose into a metal-polyamine product, accompanied by an order-order transition of the assemblies. This mechanism makes the detection process more intuitive and selective, and remarkably improves the detection efficiency, achieving excellent polyamines specificity, second-level response, convenient visual detection, and good recyclability of the sensing system. Furthermore, this paper also provides opportunities for the further application of the iron-sulfur platform in environment-related fields.
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- Yahui Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Sixth Laboratory, Sinopec Dalian (Fushun) Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals, 96 Nankai Road, Dalian, 116045, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116023, China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, 1 Sunshine Road, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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Jia H, Li F, Yang Y, Zhao M, Li J, Zhang CY. Steric hindrance-induced selective growth of rhodium on gold nanobipyramids for plasmon-enhanced nitrogen fixation. Chem Sci 2023; 14:5656-5664. [PMID: 37265735 PMCID: PMC10231337 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc00081h] [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: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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The construction of an antenna-reactor plasmonic photocatalyst that is composed of a plasmonic and a catalytically active metal holds great promise in driving N2 photofixation, but its photocatalytic performance is highly dependent on the spatial distribution of the two components. Up to now, the fabrication of dumbbell-shaped nanostructures featuring spatially separated architecture has remained challenging. Herein, we develop a facile synthetic strategy for the site-selective growth of a Rh nanocrystal 'reactor' on two tips of an Au nanobipyramid (NBP) 'antenna' through the precise manipulation of steric hindrance toward Rh overgrowth. The obtained Au NBP/tip-Rh nanodumbbells (Au NBP/tip-Rh NDs) can function as an excellent antenna-reactor plasmonic photocatalyst for N2 photofixation. In this scenario, the Au nanoantenna harvests light and generates hot electrons under plasmon resonance, meanwhile the hot electrons are transferred to the active sites on Rh nanocrystals for N2 reduction. In comparison with that of classical core@shell nanostructures, the spatially separated architecture of the Au NBP/tip-Rh NDs facilitates charge separation, greatly improving the photocatalytic activity. This study sheds new light on the structure-function relationship for N2 photofixation and benefits the design and construction of spatially separated plasmonic photocatalysts.
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- Henglei Jia
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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Wang GX, Wang X, Jiang Y, Chen W, Shan C, Zhang P, Wei J, Ye S, Xi Z. Snapshots of Early-Stage Quantitative N 2 Electrophilic Functionalization. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:9746-9754. [PMID: 37067517 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Electrophilic functionalization of N2 moieties in metal dinitrogen complexes typically initiates the catalytic synthesis of N-containing molecules directly from N2. Despite intensive research in the last six decades, how to efficiently and even quantitatively convert N2 into diazenido and hydrazido species still poses a great challenge. In this regard, systematic and comprehensive investigations to elucidate the reaction intricacies are of profound significance. Herein, we report a kinetic dissection on the first and second electrophilic functionalization steps of a new Cr0-N2 system with HOTf, MeOTf, and Me3SiOTf. All reactions pass through fleeting diazenido intermediates and furnish long-lived final hydrazido products, and both steps are quantitative conversions at low temperatures. All of the second-order reaction rates of the first and second transformations were determined as well as the lifetimes of the intervening diazenido species. Based on these findings, we succeeded in large-scale and near-quantitative preparation of all hydrazido species.
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- Gao-Xiang Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Wang H, Cheng C, Du K, Xu Z, Zhao E, Lan N, Yin PF, Ling T. A Plasmon Resonance Enhanced Photo-Electrode to Promote NH 3 Yield in Sustainable N 2 Conversion. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300204. [PMID: 36941243 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300204] [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: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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A key challenge for electrochemical nitrogen reduction reactions (NRR) is the difficulty for conventional catalysts to achieve high currents at low H* coverage to produce appreciable NH3 . Herein, we specially designed an Au nanoparticle-embedded ZnSe photo-electrode to solve the problem. As-designed photo-electrode achieves excellent NRR performance with a high NH3 yield (12.2 μg cm-2 h-1 ) and Faradaic efficiency (27.3 %). Our work reveals that the unique plasmon resonance effect of embedded Au nanoparticles plays a key role in increasing catalytic current when the H* coverage is decreased. Moreover, we successfully established a correlation between H* coverage and NRR performance based on theoretical calculations and experimental observations. This work paves the path for the future design of catalytic materials to overcome the selectivity and yield challenge of sustainable NH3 production.
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- Haonan Wang
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and, Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of New-Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and, Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of New-Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and, Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of New-Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Precision Instruments and, Optoelectronics Engineering Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and, Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of New-Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and, Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of New-Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and, Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of New-Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Ceramics and, Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of New-Energy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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Yin ZB, Wu B, Wang GX, Wei J, Xi Z. Dinitrogen Functionalization Affording Chromium Diazenido and Side-on η 2-Hydrazido Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:7065-7070. [PMID: 36815758 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Isolation of key intermediate complexes in dinitrogen functionalization is crucial for elucidating the mechanistic details and further investigation. Herein, the synthesis and characterization of (μ-η1:η1-N2)(η1-N2)-Cr(I) 3 and (η1-N2)2-Cr(0) complexes 4 supported by Cp* (Cp* = C5Me5) and NHC ligands were reported. Further functionalization of Cr(0)-N2 complex 4 with silyl halides delivered the key intermediates in the alternating pathway, the chromium diazenido complex 5 and the chromium side-on η2-hydrazido complex 6. Protonation of 6 led to the quantitative formation of N2H4. Moreover, the [η2-Me3SiNNSiMe3]2- unit in 6 enabled N-C bond formation reactions with CO2 and tBuNCO, giving the corresponding N,O-chelating hydrazidochromium complexes 7 and 8, respectively.
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- Zhu-Bao Yin
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.,State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Cheng R, Cui C, Luo Z. Catalysis of dinitrogen activation and reduction by a single Fe 13 cluster and its doped systems. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:1196-1204. [PMID: 36519573 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04619a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Catalyzing N2 reduction to ammonia under ambient conditions is known to be significant both in the fertilizer industry and life sciences. To unveil the synergy of multiple sites, here, we have studied the catalysis of ammonia synthesis using a typical Fe13 cluster and its doped systems, Fe12X (X = V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Nb, Mo, Ru, and Rh). The energetics analysis showed that center substitution (X@Fe12) was favored while doping single V, Cr, Co, and Mo atoms, whereas Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Nb, Ru, and Rh tended to form shell-doped structures (Fe12X). Among all the 13 clusters, Fe12Nb exhibited the lowest activation energy for N2 dissociation; moreover, in the hydrogenation process, Fe12Nb could convert N2 to ammonia efficiently. We have fully illustrated the reaction dynamics and structural chemistry essence of these diverse 13-atom systems and propose Fe12Nb as an ideal candidate for catalytic ammonia synthesis.
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- Ran Cheng
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Dong S, Zhu J. Predicting Small Molecule Activation including Catalytic Hydrogenation of Dinitrogen Promoted by a Dual Lewis Acid. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202200991. [PMID: 36353939 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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For decades, N2 activation and functionalization have required the use of transition metal complexes. Thus, it is one of the most challenging projects to activate the abundant dinitrogen through metal-free systems under mild conditions. Here, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept study on the catalytic hydrogenation of dinitrogen (with activation energy as low as 15.3 kcal mol-1 ) initiated by a dual Lewis acid (DLA) via density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In addition, such a DLA could be also used to activate a series of small molecules including carbon dioxide, formaldehyde, N-ethylenemethylamine, and acetonitrile. It is found that aromaticity plays an important role in stabilizing intermediates and products. Our findings provide an alternative approach to N2 activation and functionalization, highlighting a great potential of DLA for small molecule activation.
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- Shicheng Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Activation of unsaturated small molecules by bio-relevant multinuclear metal-sulfur clusters. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Threatt SD, Rees DC. Biological nitrogen fixation in theory, practice, and reality: a perspective on the molybdenum nitrogenase system. FEBS Lett 2023; 597:45-58. [PMID: 36344435 PMCID: PMC10100503 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nitrogenase is the sole enzyme responsible for the ATP-dependent conversion of atmospheric dinitrogen into the bioavailable form of ammonia (NH3 ), making this protein essential for the maintenance of the nitrogen cycle and thus life itself. Despite the widespread use of the Haber-Bosch process to industrially produce NH3 , biological nitrogen fixation still accounts for half of the bioavailable nitrogen on Earth. An important feature of nitrogenase is that it operates under physiological conditions, where the equilibrium strongly favours ammonia production. This biological, multielectron reduction is a complex catalytic reaction that has perplexed scientists for decades. In this review, we explore the current understanding of the molybdenum nitrogenase system based on experimental and computational research, as well as the limitations of the crystallographic, spectroscopic, and computational techniques employed. Finally, essential outstanding questions regarding the nitrogenase system will be highlighted alongside suggestions for future experimental and computational work to elucidate this essential yet elusive process.
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- Stephanie D Threatt
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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Wang Q, Xiao Y, Yang S, Zhang Y, Wu L, Pan H, Rao D, Chen T, Sun Z, Wang G, Zhu J, Zeng J, Wei S, Zheng X. Monitoring Electron Flow in Nickel Single-Atom Catalysts during Nitrogen Photofixation. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:10216-10223. [PMID: 36352348 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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An efficient catalytic system for nitrogen (N2) photofixation generally consists of light-harvesting units, active sites, and an electron-transfer bridge. In order to track photogenerated electron flow between different functional units, it is highly desired to develop in situ characterization techniques with element-specific capability, surface sensitivity, and detection of unoccupied states. In this work, we developed in situ synchrotron radiation soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy (in situ sXAS) to probe the variation of electronic structure for a reaction system during N2 photoreduction. Nickel single-atom and ceria nanoparticle comodified reduced graphene oxide (CeO2/Ni-G) was designed as a model catalyst. In situ sXAS directly reveals the dynamic interfacial charge transfer of photogenerated electrons under illumination and the consequent charge accumulation at the catalytic active sites for N2 activation. This work provides a powerful tool to monitor the electronic structure evolution of active sites under reaction conditions for photocatalysis and beyond.
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- Qingyu Wang
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P.R. China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P.R. China
- School of Chemistry, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, P.R. China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, 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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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, 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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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, 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 Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, 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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Catalytic nitrogen fixation using visible light energy. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7263. [PMID: 36456553 PMCID: PMC9715552 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34984-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The synthesis of ammonia from atmospheric dinitrogen, nitrogen fixation, is one of the essential reactions for human beings. Because the current industrial nitrogen fixation depends on dihydrogen produced from fossil fuels as raw material, the development of a nitrogen fixation reaction that relies on the energy provided by renewable energy, such as visible light, is an important research goal from the viewpoint of sustainable chemistry. Herein, we establish an iridium- and molybdenum-catalysed process for synthesizing ammonia from dinitrogen under ambient reaction conditions and visible light irradiation. In this reaction system, iridium complexes and molybdenum triiodide complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbene-based pincer ligands act as cooperative catalysts to activate 9,10-dihydroacridine and dinitrogen, respectively. The reaction of dinitrogen with 9,10-dihydroacridine is not thermodynamically favoured, and it only takes place under visible light irradiation. Therefore, the described reaction system is one that affords visible light energy-driven ammonia formation from dinitrogen catalytically.
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Tanabe Y, Nishibayashi Y. Recent advances in catalytic nitrogen fixation using transition metal–dinitrogen complexes under mild reaction conditions. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wang C, Zhang Y, Luo H, Zhang H, Li W, Zhang WX, Yang J. Iron-Based Nanocatalysts for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200790. [PMID: 36103612 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nitrate has a high level of stability and persistence in water, endangering human health and aquatic ecosystems. Due to its high reliability and efficiency, the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3 RR) is regarded as the best available option for mitigating excess nitrate in water and wastewater, especially for the removal of trace levels of nitrate. One of the most critical factors in the electrochemical reduction are the catalysts, which directly affect the reaction efficiency of nitrate removal. Iron-based nanocatalysts, which have the advantages of nontoxicity, wide availability, and low cost, have emerged as a promising electrochemical NO3 RR material in recent years. This review covers major aspects of iron-based nanocatalysts for electrochemical NO3 RR, including synthetic methods, structural design, performance enhancement, electrocatalytic nitrate reduction test, and reduction mechanism. The recent progress of iron-based nanocatalysts for electrochemical NO3 RR and the mechanism of functional advantages for modified structures are reviewed from the perspectives of loading, doping, and assembly strategies, in order to realize the conversion from pollutant nitrate to harmless nitrogen or ammonia and other sustainable products. Finally, challenges and future directions for the development of low-cost and highly-efficient iron-based nanocatalysts are explored.
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- Chuqi Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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Tanifuji K, Ohki Y, Seino H. Metal-Sulfur Clusters with Relevance to Organometallic Chemistry for Small Molecule Activation and Transformation. J SYN ORG CHEM JPN 2022. [DOI: 10.5059/yukigoseikyokaishi.80.854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Faculty of Education and Human Studies, Akita University
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Synthetic molecular cluster hints at mechanism of nitrogen fixation. Nature 2022; 607:37-38. [DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-01787-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tanifuji K, Sakai Y, Matsuoka Y, Tada M, Sameera WMC, Ohki Y. CO Binding onto Heterometals of [Mo 3S 4M] (M = Fe, Co, Ni) Cubes. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2022. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20220143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Kazuki Tanifuji
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto-University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto-University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto-University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Institute for Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto-University, Gokasho, Uji 611-0011, Japan
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Sameera W, Takeda Y, Ohki Y. Transition metal catalyzed cross-coupling and nitrogen reduction reactions: Lessons from computational studies. ADVANCES IN ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adomc.2022.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Li HJ, Feng R, Wang GX, Wei J, Xi Z. Dinitrogen activation by a phosphido-bridged binuclear cobalt complex. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:16811-16815. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03320h] [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 reduction of PNPCoBr under a N2 atmosphere yielded a binuclear cobalt dinitrogen anion complex via the C–P bond cleavage of the PNP ligand.
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- Hai-Jun Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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