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This chapter reviews the structural chemistry of complexes of reduced nitrogen ligands. The scope is limited to complexes of molybdenum and tungsten with emphasis on results appearing since 1978. References to other reviews and earlier research can be found elsewhere.1, 2 Special attention is given to compounds which contain sulfur ligands because EXAFS data indicate that the molybdenum atoms in nitrogenase are ligated by sulfur atoms.3
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Abbreviations
- But :
-
t-butyl
- CH2PyMe:
-
deprotonated 2,6-dimethylpyridine
- Cp:
-
cyclopentadienyl
- dedtc:
-
diethyldithiocarba-mato
- dmdtc:
-
dimethyldithiocarbamato
- dppe:
-
1,2-diphenylphosphinoethane
- Et:
-
ethyl
- HB(3,5-Mepz):
-
hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)-borate
- M:
-
metal
- Me:
-
methyl
- Ph:
-
phenyl
- quin:
-
quinolin-8-olate
- TTPL meso :
-
tetratolylporphyrin.
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Sato, M., Enemark, J.H. (1983). Structures of Complexes of Reduced Nitrogen Ligands. In: Müller, A., Newton, W.E. (eds) Nitrogen Fixation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8523-3_12
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