Unveiling full mechanistic picture of Mo-catalysed nitrogen fixation driven by SmI2–H2O system
Ammonia can be synthesised from dinitrogen using a mononuclear molybdenum–nitride complex with samarium diiodide as the electron source and water as the proton source, but the mechanism is not fully known. Here, the authors isolate intermediate analogues and provide experimental and theoretical evidence for the proposed catalytic pathway.
Authors
- Kazuya Arashiba
- Kazunari Yoshizawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6279-9722)
- Yoshiaki Nishibayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9739-9588)
- Taiji Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7301-9752)
- Asuka Konomi
- Hiromasa Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-8280)
Institutions
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Kyoto Institute of Technology (JP)
- Daido University (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-09-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77505-0
- Primary Topic
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00