Thermoneutral N–H Bond Activation of Ammonia by a Geometrically Constrained Phosphine
A geometrically constrained phosphine bearing an NNS pincer ligand is reported. The steric and electronic parameters were tuned to allow for unprecedented reversible ammonia activation via N−H bond scission. The phosphine's electronic structure and the associated reaction mechanism of N−H bond scission are elucidated by derivatization reactions and computational methods.
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