Issue 4, 2024

Ammonia synthesis by the reductive N–N bond cleavage of hydrazine using an air-stable, phosphine-free ruthenium catalyst

Abstract

The development of an effective molecular catalyst to reduce hydrazine efficiently to ammonia using a suitable reductant and proton source is demanding. Herein, an unprecedented air-stable, phosphine-free ruthenium complex is used as a potent catalyst for hydrazine hydrate reduction to generate ammonia using SmI2 and water under ambient reaction conditions. Maximizing the flow of electrons from the reductant to the hydrazine hydrate via the metal centre results in a greater yield of ammonia while minimizing the evolution of H2 gas as a competing product.

Graphical abstract: Ammonia synthesis by the reductive N–N bond cleavage of hydrazine using an air-stable, phosphine-free ruthenium catalyst

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 sep 2023
Accepted
30 nov 2023
First published
01 dec 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 416-419

Ammonia synthesis by the reductive N–N bond cleavage of hydrazine using an air-stable, phosphine-free ruthenium catalyst

A. Mohanty, S. R. Rout, R. Dandela and P. Daw, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 416 DOI: 10.1039/D3CC04490D

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