Ammonia Synthesis—Homogeneous

Yusuke Shibata

Yusuke Shibata

The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Hidetake Seino

Hidetake Seino

The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Yasushi Mizobe

Yasushi Mizobe

The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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Masanobu Hidai

Masanobu Hidai

The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan

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First published: 15 November 2010
Citations: 7

Abstract

Chemical N2 reducing systems to ammonia promoted by the transition metal complexes in solutions have been surveyed. This review includes the ammonia formation facilitated not only by the active transition metal species generated in situ but, more importantly, by the well-defined N2 complexes. The latter provides the important information about the mechanism for the chemical and biological nitrogen fixation and the clue to the development of new effective catalyst for N2 reduction.

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