Process for the benign direct fixation and conversion of nitrogen oxides

摘要

A direct fixation of NO2 and N2O4 at room temperature and atmospheric pressure is described using bis(diorganoamino)magnesium compounds formed from reactions between donor-solvent free diorganomagnesium compounds and primary or secondary amines, yielding new compositions of matter having the general formulas [(R2N)i(R2NNxOy)jMg]m and [(R2N)i(R2NNxOy)j(NxOy)kMg]m. Methods are also described to convert these new compositions of matter into useful organic compounds and nitrogen gas.