Dinitrogen binding at a trititanium chloride complex and its conversion to ammonia under ambient conditions
Reaction of [TiCp*Cl3] (Cp*=η5-C5Me5) with one equivalent of magnesium in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature affords the paramagnetic trinuclear complex [{TiCp*(μ-Cl)}3(μ3-Cl)], which reacts with dinitrogen under ambient conditions to give the diamagnetic derivative [{TiCp*(μ-Cl)}3(μ3-η1 : η2 : η2-...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Data de publicação: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositório: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/193333 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/193333 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Fixació de nitrogen Titani Nitrogen fixation Titanium |
| Resumo: | Reaction of [TiCp*Cl3] (Cp*=η5-C5Me5) with one equivalent of magnesium in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature affords the paramagnetic trinuclear complex [{TiCp*(μ-Cl)}3(μ3-Cl)], which reacts with dinitrogen under ambient conditions to give the diamagnetic derivative [{TiCp*(μ-Cl)}3(μ3-η1 : η2 : η2-N2)] and the titanium(III) dimer [{TiCp*Cl(μ-Cl)}2]. The structure of the trinuclear mixed-valence complexes has been studied by experimental and theoretical methods and the latter compound represents the first well-defined example of the μ3-η1 : η2 : η2 coordination mode of the dinitrogen molecule. The reaction of [{TiCp*(μ-Cl)}3(μ3-η1 : η2 : η2-N2)] with excess HCl in tetrahydrofuran results in clean NH4Cl formation with regeneration of the starting material [TiCp*Cl3]. Therefore, a cyclic ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions can be envisioned by alternating N2/HCl atmospheres in a [TiCp*Cl3]/Mg(excess) reaction mixture in tetrahydrofuran. |
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