Zintl cluster supported low coordinate Rh(<scp>i</scp>) centers for catalytic H/D exchange between H<sub>2</sub>and D<sub>2</sub>
Oliver P. E. Townrow, Simon B. Duckett, Andrew S. Weller, José M. Goicoechea
Abstract
We describe the synthesis of the coordinatively unsaturated Zintl clusters [Rh(L){η 3 -Ge 9 (Hyp) 3 }] (where L = PMe 3 , PPh 3 , IMe 4 or [W(Cp) 2 H 2 ]). These species are active catalysts in H/D exchange and C–H bond activation reactions.
Topics & Concepts
Cluster (spacecraft)CatalysisChemistryStereochemistryCrystallographyComputer scienceComputer networkBiochemistryChemical Reactions and IsotopesAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCatalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions