Photolytic N2 splitting: a road to sustainable NH3 production?

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Jan 2;54(1):42-4. doi: 10.1002/anie.201409727. Epub 2014 Nov 7.

Abstract

The split up: Recent advances in photochemical dinitrogen splitting have been achieved. Demonstration of the reversibility of the N2 splitting and ammonia formation from a nitride has advanced the field of N2 fixation using a synthetic homogeneous system.

Keywords: molybdenum; nitrogen fixation; photochemistry; radicals; reaction mechanisms.