New ammonia reaction could offer a sustainable source of nitrogen

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-ammonia-reaction-sustainable-source-nitrogen.html

"simple way to produce amines from ammonia and unsaturated hydrocarbons... for the first time, not based on transition metals, but on main group elements without waste... so far, have converted activated substrates only and no unsaturated hydrocarbons, but now much closer to be major breakthrough, which would facilitate building blocks of agricultural and pharmaceutical chemicals, detergents, dyes, lubricants, coatings, catalysts in production of polyurethanes, applied in gas scrubbers at refineries and power plants"

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https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1121022