Dinitrogen Activation by Heteronuclear Bimetallic Cluster Anion FeV- in the Gas Phase
Shihu Du1,2, Xuegang Liu1,3, Zhiling Liu4
1State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
Abstract:
Nitrogen activation is a significant but difficult project in the chemical area. Photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and calculated results are used to investigate the reaction mechanism of the heteronuclear bimetallic cluster FeV- toward N2 activation. The results clearly show that N2 can be fully activated by FeV- at room temperature, forming the FeV(μ2-N)2- complex with the totally ruptured N≡N bond. Electronic structure analysis reveals that the activation of N2 by FeV- is achieved by the electron transfer of bimetallic atoms and electron back-donation to the metal core, which demonstrates that heteronuclear bimetallic anionic clusters are very important to nitrogen activation. This study provides important information for the rational design of synthetic ammonia catalysts.
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