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Computational design of novel catalysts for nitrogen fixation working under mild conditions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26888008
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Inorganic chemistry
Research InstitutionKyushu University (2015)
Kyoto University (2014)

Principal Investigator

Tanaka Hiromasa  九州大学, 先導物質化学研究所, 学術研究員 (20392029)

Project Period (FY) 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords窒素固定 / 触媒 / アンモニア / 窒素 / 反応機構 / 理論計算 / 金属錯体 / 計算化学 / 触媒反応機構 / 配位子改良 / 反応性向上
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Theoretical calculations have been applied to develop effective catalysts for nitrogen fixation that works under mild reaction conditions. Based on the catalytic mechanism proposed for Nishibayashi's dimolybdenum complex, the impact of introduction of electron-donating groups to the ancillary ligand in the complex was computationally evaluated. The calculated results indicate that reductive activation of the coordinated N2 through an enhanced back donation from the metal center. Nishibayashi's group prepared a variety of substituted dimolybdenum complexes and found that the methoxy-substituted complex exhibits the catalytic activity more than twice as high as the original one.
After this successful cooperation, a dimolybdenum-dinitrogen complex bearing a NHC-based PCP-type pincer ligand, which has a strong electron-donating ability, has been prepared. Surprisingly, this complex showed a significantly high catalytic activity (10 times higher than the original one).

Report

(3 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results,  Open Access: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 8 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Cobalt-Catalyzed Transformation of Molecular Dinitrogen into Silylamine under Ambient Reaction Conditions2015

    • Author(s)
      Ryuji Imayoshi, HIromasa Tanaka, Yuki Matsuo, Masahiro Yuki, Kazunari Nakajima, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Yoshiaki Nishibayashi
    • Journal Title

      Chemistry - A European Journal

      Volume: 21 Issue: 24 Pages: 8905-8909

    • DOI

      10.1002/chem.201501088

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Catalytic Reduction of Dinitrogen into Ammonia by Use of Molybdenum-Nitride Complexes Bearing Tridentate Triphosphine as Catalysts2015

    • Author(s)
      K. Arashiba, E. Kinoshita, S. Kuriyama, A. Eizawa, K. Nakajima, H. Tanaka, K. Yoshizawa, and Y. Nishibayashi
    • Journal Title

      J. Am. Chem. Soc.

      Volume: 137 Issue: 17 Pages: 5666-5669

    • DOI

      10.1021/jacs.5b02579

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Nitrogen fixation catalyzed by ferrocene-substituted dinitrogen-bridged dimolybdenum-dinitrogen complexes: unique behavior of ferrocene moiety as redox active site2015

    • Author(s)
      S. Kuriyama, K. Arashiba, K. Nakajima, H. Tanaka, K. Yoshizawa, and Y. Nishibayashi
    • Journal Title

      Chem. Sci.

      Volume: 6 Issue: 7 Pages: 3940-3951

    • DOI

      10.1039/c5sc00545k

    • NAID

      120005841408

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Synergic Catalysis of PdCu Alloy Nanoparticles within a Macroreticular Basic Resin for Hydrogen Production from Formic Acid2015

    • Author(s)
      K. Mori, H. Tanaka, M. Dojo, K. Yoshizawa, and H. Yamashita
    • Journal Title

      Chem. Eur. J.

      Volume: 21 Issue: 34 Pages: 12085-12092

    • DOI

      10.1002/chem.201501760

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Proton-assisted mechanism of NO reduction on a dinuclear ruthenium complex2015

    • Author(s)
      Tatsuya Suzuki, Hiromasa Tanaka, Yoshihito Shiota, P. K. Sajith, Yasuhiro Arikawa, Kazunari Yoshizawa
    • Journal Title

      Inorg. Chem.

      Volume: 54 Pages: 7181-7191

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Catalytic Formation of Ammonia from Molecular Dinitrogen by Use of Dinitrogen-Bridged Dimolybdenum-Dinitrogen Complexes Bearing PNP-Pincer Ligands: Remarkable Effect of Substituent at PNP-Pincer Ligand2014

    • Author(s)
      Shogo Kuriyama, Kazuya Arashiba, Kazunari Nakajima, Hiromasa Tanaka, Nobuaki Kamaru, Kazunari Yoshizawa, Yoshiaki Nishibayashi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the American Chemical Society

      Volume: 136 Issue: 27 Pages: 9719-9731

    • DOI

      10.1021/ja5044243

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Computational Mutation Design of Diol Dehydratase: Catalytic Ability toward Glycerol beyond the Wild-Type Enzyme2014

    • Author(s)
      Doitomi, K.; Tanaka, H.; Kamachi, T.; Toraya, T.; Yoshizawa, K.
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

      Volume: 87 Issue: 9 Pages: 950-959

    • DOI

      10.1246/bcsj.20140115

    • NAID

      130004153315

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Cleavage and Formation of Molecular Dinitrogen in a Single System Assisted by Molybudenum Complexes Bearing Ferrocenyldiphosphine2014

    • Author(s)
      T. Miyazaki, H. Tanaka, Y. Tanabe, M. Yuki, K. Nakajima, K. Yoshizawa, and Y. Nishibayashi
    • Journal Title

      Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.

      Volume: 53 Issue: 43 Pages: 11488-11492

    • DOI

      10.1002/anie.201405673

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] PCP配位子を有する二核モリブデン錯体による窒素固定反応に関する理論的研究2016

    • Author(s)
      田中宏昌,松尾裕樹,永澤彩,荒芝和也,栗山翔吾,中島一成,西林仁昭,吉澤一成
    • Organizer
      日本化学会 第96春季年会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都府京田辺市
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Theoretical study on cobalt-catalyzed transformation of molecular dinitrogen into silylamine2015

    • Author(s)
      Hiromasa Tanaka, Ryuji Imayoshi, Yuki Matsuo, Masahiro Yuki, Kazunari Nakajima, Yoshiaki Nishibayashi, Kazunari Yoshizawa
    • Organizer
      PACIFICHEM2015
    • Place of Presentation
      ホノルル(米国)
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-15
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] PdCu合金ナノ粒子を触媒としたギ酸分解反応機構に関する理論的研究2015

    • Author(s)
      田中宏昌,森浩亮,堂城昌宏,山下弘巳,吉澤一成
    • Organizer
      第116回触媒討論会
    • Place of Presentation
      三重県津市
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 二核ルテニウム錯体によるNO還元反応に関する理論的研究2015

    • Author(s)
      田中宏昌,鈴木達也,塩田淑仁,有川康弘,吉澤一成
    • Organizer
      第62回有機金属化学討論会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪府吹田市
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ピンサー型ビス(ピラゾリル)ピリジン配位子を有する鉄錯体によるヒドラジンの触媒的不均化反応機構2015

    • Author(s)
      田中宏昌,比多岡清司,梅原和樹,桑田繁樹,碇屋隆雄,吉澤一成
    • Organizer
      日本化学会 第95回春季年会
    • Place of Presentation
      千葉
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-26 – 2015-03-29
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 窒素架橋二核モリブデン錯体による窒素固定反応機構の理論的研究2014

    • Author(s)
      田中宏昌,荒芝和也,栗山翔吾,中島一成,西林仁昭,吉澤一成
    • Organizer
      第61回有機金属化学討論会
    • Place of Presentation
      福岡
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-23 – 2014-09-25
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 触媒的窒素分子変換に関する理論的研究2014

    • Author(s)
      田中宏昌
    • Organizer
      化学反応経路探索のニューフロンティア2014
    • Place of Presentation
      広島
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-20
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report

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