Structural transformation and catalytic hydrogenation activity of amidinate-protected copper hydride clusters

Chun-Yu Liu; Shang-Fu Yuan; Song Wang; Zong-Jie Guan; De-en Jiang; Quan-Ming Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29819-y

Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

Structural transformation and catalytic hydrogenation activity of amidinate-protected copper hydride clusters

Chun-Yu Liu,
Shang-Fu Yuan,
Song Wang,
Zong-Jie Guan,
De-en Jiang,
Quan-Ming Wang

Affiliations

Chun-Yu Liu: Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University
Shang-Fu Yuan: Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University
Song Wang: Department of Chemistry, University of California
Zong-Jie Guan: Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University
De-en Jiang: Department of Chemistry, University of California
Quan-Ming Wang: Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29819-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Copper hydrides have been studied for their exciting structural chemistry and applications in hydrogenation catalysis. Here, the authors uncover the role of the amidinate ligand in yielding two closely related copper hydride clusters with quite different catalytic hydrogenation activity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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