N Functionalization via Molybdenum-Nitride Complex: Stepwise BH Bond Additions.

Reactivity of (triphosphine)Mo-nitrido complex generated by N splitting, toward boranes is reported. The simple adduct Mo≡N→BH is observed with BH.SMe while 1,2 addition is evidenced with 9-BBN leading to H-Mo=NBR.

Ammonia Synthesis at Room Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure from N : A Boron-Radical Approach.

Ammonia, NH , is an essential molecule, being part of fertilizers. It is currently synthesized via the Haber-Bosch process, from the very stable dinitrogen molecule, N and dihydrogen, H . This process requires high temperatures and pressures, thereby generating ca 1.