Direct synthesis of cyanate anion from dinitrogen catalysed by molybdenum complexes bearing pincer-type ligand

Direct conversion of dinitrogen to organonitrogen compounds is a challenging goal in nitrogen fixation chemistry. Here, the authors report the catalytic formation of cyanate anion from dinitrogen under ambient conditions using a molybdenum complex.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takayuki Itabashi, Kazuya Arashiba, Akihito Egi, Hiromasa Tanaka, Keita Sugiyama, Shun Suginome, Shogo Kuriyama, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Yoshiaki Nishibayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33809-5