The Quest for Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation with a Molecular Catalyst and What We Learned Along the Way

Author: Del Castillo, Trevor James

Year: 2018

Degree: Dissertation (Ph.D.)

Advisor: Peters, Jonas C.

Committee Members: Barton, Jacqueline K.; Dougherty, Dennis A.; Gray, Harry B.; Peters, Jonas C.

Option: Chemistry

DOI: 10.7907/CM5B-RG20

Abstract

This report details research into the mechanism and operating principles underlying the nitrogen fixation efficacy of a tris(phosphine)borane iron complex (P₃^BFe). The data presented provide what is to our knowledge the first unambiguous demonstration of electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation by a molecular catalyst and contribute to a growing body of evidence that metallocenes may play multiple roles during reductive catalysis.

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