Mechanistic investigation of the formation of H2 from HCOOH with a dinuclear Ru model complex for formate hydrogen lyase

Abstract

We report the mechanistic investigation of catalytic H2 evolution from formic acid in water using a formate-bridged dinuclear Ru complex as a formate hydrogen lyase model. The mechanistic study is based on isotope-labeling experiments involving hydrogen isotope exchange reaction.

Keywords

• Mechanistic investigation
• H2 evolution
• formic acid
• formate hydrogen lyase model
• dinuclear Ru complex