In:
Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics, AIP Publishing, Vol. 33, No. 5 ( 2020-10-01), p. 507-520
Abstract:
Reactions of gas-phase species with small molecules are being actively studied to understand the elementary steps and mechanistic details of related condensed-phase processes. Activation of the very inert N≡N triple bond of dinitrogen molecule by isolated gas-phase species has attracted considerable interest in the past few decades. Apart from molecular adsorption and dissociative adsorption, interesting processes such as C-N coupling and degenerate ligand exchange were discovered. The present review focuses on the recent progress on adsorption, activation, and functionalization of N2 by gas-phase species (particularly metal cluster ions) using mass spectrometry, infrared photo-dissociation spectroscopy, anion photoelectron spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations including density functional theory and high-level ab initio calculations. Recent advances including characterization of adsorption products, dependence of clusters’ reactivity on their sizes and structures, and mechanisms of N≡N weakening and splitting have been emphasized and prospects have been discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1674-0068
,
2327-2244
DOI:
10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2008141
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
2020
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2381472-X
SSG:
6,25
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