Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Synthesis and chemistry of bis(triisopropylphosphine) nickel(I) and nickel(0) precursors

Synthesis and chemistry of bis(triisopropylphosphine) nickel(I) and nickel(0) precursors:
Dalton Trans., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2DT32008H, Paper
Robert Beck, Manar Shoshani, Jonathan Krasinkiewicz, Jillian A. Hatnean, Samuel A. Johnson
The Ni(I) complexes (iPr3P)2NiX (3a-c), (where X = Cl, Br, I) and Ni(0) dinitrogen complex [(iPr3P)2Ni]2([small mu ]-[small eta]1:[small eta]1-N2) (5) serve as convenient precursors for complexes such as (iPr3P)2Ni([small eta]2-CO2) (7), [(iPr3P)Ni([small mu ]-[small eta]1:[small eta]2-CS2)]2 (9), [(iPr3P)Ni([small mu ]2-PPh2)]2 (10), (iPr3P)2Ni(SPh)(H) (11) and [(iPr3P)Ni([small mu ]2-SPh)]2 (12).
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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Cooperative Catalysis by Iridium Complexes with a Bipyridonate Ligand: Versatile Dehydrogenative Oxidation of Alcohols and Reversible Dehydrogenation–Hydrogenation between 2-Propanol and Acetone

Cooperative Catalysis by Iridium Complexes with a Bipyridonate Ligand: Versatile Dehydrogenative Oxidation of Alcohols and Reversible Dehydrogenation–Hydrogenation between 2-Propanol and Acetone: Thumbnail image of graphical abstract
Going into reverse: An efficient and versatile catalytic system for the dehydrogenative oxidation of alcohols under extremely mild conditions is developed using a Cp*Ir complex with bipyridonate ligand as catalyst (see scheme, Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl). Reversible and repetitive transformation between 2-propanol and acetone by catalytic dehydrogenation–hydrogenation is also achieved.

Observation of the Fe[BOND]CN and Fe[BOND]CO Vibrations in the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase by Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy

Observation of the Fe<img src="http://onlinelibrarystatic.wiley.com/undisplayable_characters/00f8ff.gif" alt="[BOND]">CN and Fe<img src="http://onlinelibrarystatic.wiley.com/undisplayable_characters/00f8ff.gif" alt="[BOND]">CO Vibrations in the Active Site of [NiFe] Hydrogenase by Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy: Thumbnail image of graphical abstract
Nuclear inelastic scattering of 57Fe labeled [NiFe] hydrogenase is shown to give information on different states of the enzyme. It was thus possible to detect and assign Fe[BOND]CO and Fe[BOND]CN bending and stretching vibrations of the active site outside the spectral range of the Fe[BOND]S cluster normal modes.

Proton Delivery and Removalin [Ni(PR2NR′2)2]2+ Hydrogen Production and OxidationCatalysts

Proton Delivery and Removal
in [Ni(PR2NR′2)2]2+ Hydrogen Production and Oxidation
Catalysts
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/ja307413x

Light-Driven ElectronTransfer between a Photosensitizerand a Proton-Reducing Catalyst Co-adsorbed to NiO

Light-Driven Electron
Transfer between a Photosensitizer
and a Proton-Reducing Catalyst Co-adsorbed to NiO
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/ja3082268

Friday, November 9, 2012

Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a Nickel Dihydrogen Complex

Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a Nickel Dihydrogen Complex: Thumbnail image of graphical abstract
Hydrogen activation by nickel: A tBuPCP pincer ligand facilitates formation of cationic NiII dihydrogen and terminal dinitrogen complexes. The compounds have been characterized by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. Addition of base promotes heterolytic cleavage of H2 to form the corresponding neutral hydride complex .

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a Nickel Dihydrogen Complex

Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a Nickel Dihydrogen Complex: Thumbnail image of graphical abstract
Hydrogen activation by nickel: A tBuPCP pincer ligand facilitates formation of cationic NiII dihydrogen and terminal dinitrogen complexes. The compounds have been characterized by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. Addition of base promotes heterolytic cleavage of H2 to form the corresponding neutral hydride complex .

Monday, November 5, 2012

Hydrogenation of a Rhodium Peroxido Complex by Formate Derivatives: Mechanistic Studies and the Catalytic Formation of H2O2 from O2

Hydrogenation of a Rhodium Peroxido Complex by Formate Derivatives: Mechanistic Studies and the Catalytic Formation of H2O2 from O2: Thumbnail image of graphical abstract
Hydrogenation of dioxygen: The rhodium peroxido complex 1, which can be prepared from 2 and dioxygen, can be reduced with dihydrogen sources to yield hydrogen peroxide. In a catalytic experiment, hydrogen peroxide is produced from dioxygen and ammonium formate under ambient conditions in the presence of 1 (see scheme).

Saturday, November 3, 2012

A biocatalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acids

A biocatalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acids:
Chem. Commun., 2012, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC36479D, Communication
Frank Hollmann, Yan Ni, Peter Leon Hagedoorn, Isabel W.C.E. Arends, Jian-He Xu
A chemoselective method for the reduction of carboxylic acids is presented. The hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus catalyzes the hydrogenation of a broad range of carboxylic acids selectively to the corresponding primary...
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Synthesis and structures of transition metal pacman complexes of heteroditopic Schiff-base pyrrole macrocycles

Synthesis and structures of transition metal pacman complexes of heteroditopic Schiff-base pyrrole macrocycles:
Dalton Trans., 2012, 41,13815-13831
DOI: 10.1039/C2DT31850D, Paper
James W. Leeland, Colin Finn, Berengere Escuyer, Hiroyuki Kawaguchi, Gary S. Nichol, Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, Jason B. Love
Macrocycles that combine pyrrole-imine and amine ether donor compartments form Ti, V, Cr, Co, and Pd complexes that adopt Pacman structures that facilitate the in-cleft binding of water through coordination and hydrogen bonds.
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An Iron(II) Complex ofa Diamine-Bridged Bis-N-HeterocyclicCarbene

An Iron(II) Complex of
a Diamine-Bridged Bis-N-Heterocyclic
Carbene
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Organometallics
DOI: 10.1021/om300888q