Dinitrogen coordination to iron centers underpins industrial and biological fixation in the Haber–Bosch process and by the FeM cofactors in the nitrogenase enzymes. The latter employ local high‐spin metal centers; however, iron–dinitrogen coordination chemistry remains dominated by low‐valent states, contrasting the enzyme systems. Here, we report a high‐spin mixed‐valent
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A Janus carbaporphyrin pseudo-dimer
Carbaporphyrin dimers, investigated for their distinctive electronic structures and exceptional properties, have predominantly consisted of systems containing identical subunits. This study addresses the associated knowledge gap by focusing on asymmetric carbaporphyrin dimers with Janus-like characteristics. The synthesis of a Janus-type carbaporphyrin pseudo-dimer
- Award ID(s):
- 2304731
- PAR ID:
- 10532458
- Editor(s):
- LeBot, Nathalie; Larochelle, Stephane; Bergin, Enda; Saini, Prabhjot
- Publisher / Repository:
- Springer Nature
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Volume:
- 15
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 2041-1723
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 2913
- Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
- Carboporphyrin
- Format(s):
- Medium: X Other: pdf
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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