The discoveries of ruthenium– and iron–nitrido complexes that can be transformed to release ammonia could be important steps towards realizing the catalytic reduction of nitrogen under mild reaction conditions.
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Nishibayashi, Y. Nitrido complexes step up. Nature Chem 3, 502–504 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1077
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