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    • Keywords

       

      Dinitrogen; nitride; nitrogen fixation; ammonia; tungsten.

    • Abstract

       

      Atmospheric N2 can be cleaved directly to yield metal-nitride (before proceeding to the functionalization of N$_\alpha$ of coordinated N2) and subsequently functionalized to ammonia using M(III)(NMe2)3 (M = W/Mo) as a catalyst, and suitable proton and electron sources. The calculated energies of thermodynamic and kinetic states of the various intermediates and transition states in the reaction coordinate to yield ammonia confirmed the viability of the proposed reaction pathway. Rationale of different pathways have been examined and discussed in detail. Changes in the structural features of the catalyst and some important intermediates and transition states have also been examined.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Sambath Baskaran1 Perumal Balu1 Chinnappan Sivasankar1

      1. Catalysis and Energy Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, R. V. Nagar, Puducherry 605 014, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      January 2015
      Manuscript received
      19 June 2014
      Manuscript revised
      21 October 2014
      Accepted
      24 October 2014

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