N2 cleavage by silylene and formation of H2Si(μ-N)2SiH2

Liyan Cai, Bing Xu (), Juanjuan Cheng, Fei Cong, Sebastian Riedel () and Xuefeng Wang ()
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Liyan Cai: Tongji University
Bing Xu: Tongji University
Juanjuan Cheng: Tongji University
Fei Cong: Tongji University
Sebastian Riedel: Freie Universität Berlin
Xuefeng Wang: Tongji University

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Fixation and functionalisation of N2 by main-group elements has remained scarce. Herein, we report a fixation and cleavage of the N ≡ N triple bond achieved in a dinitrogen (N2) matrix by the reaction of hydrogen and laser-ablated silicon atoms. The four-membered heterocycle H2Si(μ-N)2SiH2, the H2SiNN(H2) and HNSiNH complexes are characterized by infrared spectroscopy in conjunction with quantum-chemical calculations. The synergistic interaction of the two SiH2 moieties with N2 results in the formation of final product H2Si(μ-N)2SiH2, and theoretical calculations reveal the donation of electron density of Si to π* antibonding orbitals and the removal of electron density from the π bonding orbitals of N2, leading to cleave the non-polar and strong NN triple bond.

Date: 2024
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