The catalytic reduction of hydrazine to ammonia by the MoFe3S4 cubanes and implications regarding the function of nitrogenase. Evidence for direct involvement of the molybdenum atom in substrate reduction

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 115; no. 25; pp. 12193 - 12194
• Main Authors: Coucouvanis, Dimitri, Mosier, Patrick E, Demadis, Konstantinos D, Patton, Stephen, Malinak, Steven M, Kim, Chang G, Tyson, Marni A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: WASHINGTON American Chemical Society 01.12.1993; Amer Chemical Soc
• Subjects: Bioinorganic chemistry; Catalysis; Catalytic reactions; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Inorganic chemistry and origins of life; Physical Sciences; Science & Technology; Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry; <FE4S4(SPH)4>2; <MO2FE6S8(SPH)9>3; CLUSTERS; KINETICS; NH3 FORMATION; DINITROGEN; CHEMICAL-MODELS; STEPWISE SYNTHESIS; KLEBSIELLA-PNEUMONIAE; Thio complex; Ligand effect; Catalytic reaction; Organic ligand; Complex cluster; Anionic complex; Enzyme model; Transition metal Complexes; Experimental study; Chemical reduction; Iron Molybdenum Complexes; Chloro complex; Hydrazine; Catalyst activity; Catalyst
• ISSN: 0002-7863; 1520-5126
• DOI: 10.1021/ja00078a079