The protonation of bridging dinitrogen to yield ammonia
Abstract
The protonation of the VII bridging dinitrogen complex [{V(C6H4CH2NMe2)2(C5H5N)}2N2] yields 2/3NH3, 2/3N2 and unidentified VIII-containing products, although hydrazine might have been expected on the basis of its structure; another factor influencing the product of dinitrogen protonation appears to be the availability of electrons from the metal atoms.