Wavelength dependent photochemistry of an iron dinitrogen hydride complex via multiple spectroscopies – competing ejection of axial ligands

Chem. Sci., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5SC03870G, Edge Article

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Weibing Dong, Hongxin Wang, Saeed Kamali, David R. Tyler, Yisong Guo, Lifen Yan, Chantal G. Balesdent, Justin L. Crossland, David A. Case, Yoshitaka Yoda, Jiyong Zhao, Stephen P. Cramer
For this dinitrogen hydride complex, UV photolyses lead to a competitive ejection between N₂ and H· while visible light photolyses produce N₂ alone. It is the solid first step towards the future studies on nitrogenase–N₂ and its photolysis products.
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