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James P Shanahan1, Nathaniel K Szymczak1.
Abstract
We report an experimental and computational analysis of the effects of hydrogen bonding to a metal dinitrogen complex. A series of H-bond donors over a wide p Ka range (Δ 20) interact with the nitrogen unit of a ReI-(N2) complex at room temperature. Analysis by 15N NMR, IR spectroscopy, association equilibria, and DFT studies indicates that the H-bonding interaction polarizes and weakens the N-N bond. These results provide insight into the role of the secondary sphere residues in nitrogenase enzymes.Entities:
Year: 2019 PMID: 31083988 PMCID: PMC6541522 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02288
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419