HYDROLYSIS AND REDUCTIVE HYDROLYSIS OF NITRIDOMOLYBDENUM(VI) COMPLEXES: A MODEL REACTION IN THE PURPORTED CATALYTIC CYCLES OF DINITROGEN FIXATION.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0304-5102(87)87001-3

We present the Raman spectra of a series of Mo EQUVLNT N species upon hydrolysis of nitridomolybdenum(VI) complexes by a reductive, acidic or basic reagent. A possible correlation of the nu (Mo EQUVLNT N) frequencies with their reactivities toward hydrolysis is sought. The yields of ammonia from the nitrido complexes were found to vary depending on the hydrolysis conditions and on the ligand environment, which requires a systematic study.