A dinuclear nickel(I) dinitrogen complex and its reduction in single-electron steps.
Electron by electron: Beta-diketiminato nickel(I) complex fragments are capable of activating N(2) through coordination. The resulting complex can be reduced in two single-electron steps, which further activates the N-N bond. The picture shows the structure of the singly reduced complex with mu-eta(1):eta(1)-bound N(2).
Pfirrmann
Stefan
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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Chemie, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany.
Limberg
Christian
C
Herwig
Christian
C
Stösser
Reinhard
R
Ziemer
Burkhard
B