Structural Characterization of Molybdenum-Dinitrogen Complex as Key Intermediate toward Ammonia Formation by Dispersive XAFS Spectroscopy

Structural characterization of an unisolatable molybdenum-dinitrogen complex bearing a PNP-type pincer ligand, which is assumed to be a key intermediate in stoichiometric transformation of molybdenum triiodide complex [MoI3(PNP)] into the corresponding molybdenum nitride complex under an atmospheric pressure of dinitrogen, was carried out by time-resolved dispersive XAFS.