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SUBMITTER: Pucino M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6601292 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20190514 25
Coordinatively unsaturated Mo(iii) complexes have been identified as highly reactive species able to activate dinitrogen without the need for a sacrificial reducing agent. Here, we report a coordinatively saturated octahedral Mo(iii) complex stabilized by κ<sup>2</sup>-tris(<i>tert</i>-butoxy)silanolate ligands, which is yet highly reactive towards dinitrogen and small molecules. The combined high stability and activity are ascribed to the dual binding mode of the tris(<i>tert</i>-butoxy)silanol ...[more]