Abstract
A method for the reduction of a manganese nitride to ammonia is reported, where light-driven proton-coupled electron transfer enables the formation of weak N - H bonds. Photoreduction of (sal tBu )Mn V N to ammonia and a Mn(II) complex has been accomplished using 9,10-dihydroacridine and a combination of an appropriately matched photoredox catalyst and weak Brønsted acid. Acid-reductant pairs with effective bond dissociation free energies between 35 and 46 kcal/mol exhibited high efficiencies. This light-driven method may provide a blueprint for new approaches to catalytic homogeneous ammonia synthesis under ambient conditions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4795-4799 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 141 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 27 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Catalysis
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry