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  1. ; (, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry)
    Abstract The molecular complexes described herein use main‐group elements or transition metals to control the stoichiometric cleavage of N−H bonds of ammonia (NH3) and/or catalyze chemical and electrochemical NH3oxidation to dinitrogen (N2). We highlight the phenomenon of coordination‐induced bond weakening and a variety of N−H bond cleavage mechanisms of NH3including H atom abstraction, inter‐ and intra‐molecular deprotonation reactions, oxidative addition, andσ‐bond metathesis that have been demonstrated with molecular systems. We provide an overview of the molecular complexes reported for the rapidly developing field of NH3oxidation catalysis to form N2. These systems exhibit several diverse structure types and innovative ligands to support transition metals capable of activating NH3and mediating a challenging chemical transformation that requires breaking strong N−H bonds and forming an N−N bond en route to N2formation. 
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