Metals on the west wing of the periodic table—the s-block elements—almost never form double bonds, because of the meager capacity of their s orbitals. Now, a team led by Robert J. Gilliard Jr. of the ...
As the most abundant constituent in Earth's atmosphere, dinitrogen (N2) is the main nitrogen source of N-containing compounds in the Earth. Therefore, N2 fixation and activation are essential both for ...