Ligand-metal cooperation in pcppincer complexes: Rational design and catalytic activity in acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols

Sanaa Musa, Irina Shaposhnikov, Shmuel Cohen, Dmitri Gelman*

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Abstract

A helping hand: The dibenzobarrelene-based PCsp3Ppincer complex 1 was designed as a bifunctional catalyst for the acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols. The mechanism of the H2 release involves interaction between the hydride ligand and the acidic sidearm in the intermediate 2 (red O, yellow Cl, green P, blue Ir). The feasibility of the complete catalytic cycle was studied using a stoichiometric model and the reaction was subsequently realized in a catalytic fashion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3533-3537
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume50
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Apr 2011

Keywords

  • cooperative effects
  • dehydrogenation
  • homogeneous catalysis
  • iridium
  • pincer complexes

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