Flash Communication: Reductive Cleavage of Dinitrogen Mediated by a Heterometallic Uranium–Gold Complex
Treatment of a heterometallic uranium–gold complex with KC8 facilitates the six-electron reduction of N2, yielding a multimetallic U4Au4N2 complex featuring two μ3-bridging nitrido ligands. This work represents a rare example of N2 cleavage promoted by a uranium–transition metal species and highlights the potential of heterometallic cooperativity for small-molecule activation.
Authors
- Tianze Xu
- Congqing Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4722-0484)
- Pengfei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8990-3200)
- Yafei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6136-863X)
- Laurent Maron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2653-8557)
- Thayalan Rajeshkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5109-8093)
- Xiaoqing Xin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3193-4784)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (FR)
- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets (FR)
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Nanjing University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Organometallics
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00427
- Primary Topic
- Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00