(-Bu)NBr-Promoted N Splitting to Molybdenum Nitride.

Splitting of N via six-electron reduction and further functionalization to value-added products is one of the most important and challenging chemical transformations in N fixation. However, most N splitting approaches rely on strong chemical or electrochemical reduction to generate highly reactive metal species to bind and activate N, which is often incompatible with functionalizing agents. Catalytic and sustainable N splitting to produce metal nitrides under mild conditions may create efficient and straightforward methods for N-containing organic compounds.