Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Molybdenum–Nitride Complexes Bearing Pincer Ligands

Abstract

Abstract Molybdenum–nitride complexes bearing pincer ligands have been designed, prepared, and characterized spectroscopically. The synthetic method described in this paper provides a convenient and useful approach to the preparation of cationic molybdenum(V)–nitride complexes that may act as catalysts for the formation of ammonia from molecular dinitrogen under ambient reaction conditions..