Enabling the terpyridine ligand motif for Ir-based solid molecular catalysts
Keanu V. A. Birkelbach, Heinrich Hartmann, Astrid Besmehn, Alexander Meledin, Isabella Kappel, Peter J. C. Hausoul, Regina Palkovits
Abstract
Ir/terpyridine-based solid molecular catalysts facilitate efficient base-free formic acid dehydrogenation both in batch and continuous operation. A kinetic isotope effect study highlights β-hydride elimination as a rate-determining step.
Topics & Concepts
TerpyridineCatalysisChemistryCombinatorial chemistryLigand (biochemistry)Organic chemistryMetalBiochemistryReceptorAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceNanomaterials for catalytic reactions