Catalytic hydrazine disproportionation mediated by a thiolate-bridged VFe complex.

Catalytic hydrazine disproportionation mediated by a thiolate-bridged VFe complex.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Apr 17;:
Authors: Gu NX, Ung G, Peters JC
Abstract
A heterobimetallic VFe complex is demonstrated to catalyse hydrazine disproportionation with yields of up to 1073 equivalents of NH3 per catalyst, comparable to the highest turnover known for any molecular catalyst. Notably, the heterobimetallic complex is appreciably more active than monometallic analogues of the V and Fe sites, suggesting that bimetallic cooperativity may facilitate the observed catalysis.
PMID: 30994653 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Chemical Communications - April 16, 2019 Category: Chemistry Authors: Gu NX, Ung G, Peters JC Tags: Chem Commun (Camb) Source Type: research