Dinitrogen Activation and Addition to Unsaturated C−E (E=C, N, O, S) Bonds Mediated by Transition Metal Complexes

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 62; no. 19; pp. e202218606 - n/a
• Main Authors: Zhuo, Qingde, Zhou, Xiaoxi, Shima, Takanori, Hou, Zhaomin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 02.05.2023
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Addition Reactions; Aldehydes; Alkynes; Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Coordination compounds; Halides; Ketones; Metal complexes; Nitriles; Nitrogen Fixation; Substrates; Transition Metal Complexes; Transition metal compounds; Unsaturated Chemical Bonds; Addition Reactions; Unsaturated Chemical Bonds; Transition Metal Complexes; Nitrogen Fixation
• ISSN: 1433-7851; 1521-3773; 1521-3773
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218606

Dinitrogen (N2) activation and functionalization is of fundamental interest and practical importance. This review focuses on N2 activation and addition to unsaturated substrates, including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, heteroallenes, aldehydes, ketones, acid halides, nitriles, alkynes, and allenes, mediated by transition metal complexes, which afforded a variety of N−C bond formation products. Emphases are placed on the reaction modes and mechanisms. We hope that this work would stimulate further explorations in this challenging field. Dinitrogen activation and addition to unsaturated substrates such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, ketones, acid halides, nitriles, alkynes, and allenes mediated by transition metal complexes efficiently afford a variety of N−C bond formation products.