title: Cleavage and formation of molecular dinitrogen in a single system assisted by molybdenum complexes bearing ferrocenyldiphosphine.
abstract: The N≡N bond of molecular dinitrogen bridging two molybdenum atoms in the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl molybdenum complexes that bear ferrocenyldiphosphine as an auxiliary ligand is homolytically cleaved under visible light irradiation at room temperature to afford two molar molybdenum nitride complexes. Conversely, the bridging molecular dinitrogen is reformed by the oxidation of the molybdenum nitride complex at room temperature. This result provides a successful example of the cleavage and formation of molecular dinitrogen induced by a pair of two different external stimuli using a single system assisted by molybdenum complexes bearing ferrocenyldiphosphine under ambient conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Engineering Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 (Japan).
authors.forename: Takamasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Hiromasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuki
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Kazunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishibayashi
keywords: Haber-Bosch process; dinitrogen complexes; iron; molybdenum; nitrogen fixation