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Wei D, Shi X, Junge H, Du C, Beller M. Carbon neutral hydrogen storage and release cycles based on dual-functional roles of formamides. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3726. [PMID: 37349304 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39309-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
Abstract
The development of alternative clean energy carriers is a key challenge for our society. Carbon-based hydrogen storage materials are well-suited to undergo reversible (de)hydrogenation reactions and the development of catalysts for the individual process steps is crucial. In the current state, noble metal-based catalysts still dominate this field. Here, a system for partially reversible and carbon-neutral hydrogen storage and release is reported. It is based on the dual-functional roles of formamides and uses a small molecule Fe-pincer complex as the catalyst, showing good stability and reusability with high productivity. Starting from formamides, quantitative production of CO-free hydrogen is achieved at high selectivity ( > 99.9%). This system works at modest temperatures of 90 °C, which can be easily supplied by the waste heat from e.g., proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. Employing such system, we achieve >70% H2 evolution efficiency and >99% H2 selectivity in 10 charge-discharge cycles, avoiding undesired carbon emission between cycles.
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- Duo Wei
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V, 18059, Rostock, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V, 18059, Rostock, Germany.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China.
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Pandey B, Krause JA, Guan H. Methyl Effects on the Stereochemistry and Reactivity of PPP-Ligated Iron Hydride Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:967-978. [PMID: 36602907 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Iron dihydride complexes are key intermediates in many iron-catalyzed reactions. Previous efforts to study molecules of this type have led to the discovery of a remarkably stable cis-FeH2 complex, which is supported by bis[2-(diisopropylphosphino)phenyl]phosphine (iPrPPHP) along with CO. In this work, the hydrogen on the central phosphorus has been replaced with a methyl group, and the corresponding iron carbonyl dichloride, hydrido chloride, and dihydride complexes have been synthesized. The addition of the methyl group favors the anti configuration for the Me-P-Fe-H moiety and the trans geometry for the H-Fe-CO motif, which is distinctively different from the iPrPPHP system. Furthermore, it increases the thermal stability of the dihydride complex, cis-(iPrPPMeP)Fe(CO)H2 (iPrPPMeP = bis[2-(diisopropylphosphino)phenyl]methylphosphine). The variations in stereochemistry and compound stability contribute greatly to the differences between the two PPP systems in reactions with PhCHO, CS2, and HCO2H.
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- Bedraj Pandey
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio45221-0172, United States
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Pandey B, Krause JA, Guan H. Iron Dihydride Complex Stabilized by an All-Phosphorus-Based Pincer Ligand and Carbon Monoxide. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:11143-11155. [PMID: 35816559 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PNP-pincer-stabilized iron carbonyl dihydride complexes are key intermediates in catalytic hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions; however, decomposition through these intermediates has been observed. This inspires the development of a PPP-pincer system that may show improved catalyst stability. In this work, bis[2-(diisopropylphosphino)phenyl]phosphine (or iPrPPHP) is used to react with FeCl2 under a carbon monoxide (CO) atmosphere to yield trans-(iPrPPHP)Fe(CO)Cl2. A subsequent reaction with NaBH4 produces syn/anti-(iPrPPHP)FeH(CO)Cl or cis,anti-(iPrPPHP)Fe(CO)H2, depending on the amount of NaBH4 employed. The cis-dihydride complex shows catalytic activity for the conversion of PhCHO to PhCH2OH (under H2) or PhCO2CH2Ph (under Ar). It also catalyzes the dehydrogenation of PhCH2OH to PhCHO and PhCO2CH2Ph, albeit with limited turnover numbers. A more efficient catalytic process is the dehydrogenation of formic acid to carbon dioxide (CO2), which can operate under additive-free conditions. Mechanistic investigation suggests that the cis-dihydride complex undergoes protonation with formic acid to release H2 while forming anti-(iPrPPHP)FeH(CO)(OCHO)·HCO2H, in which the CO ligand has shifted and the formate is hydrogen-bonded to formic acid. The hydrido formate complex loses CO2 under ambient conditions, completing the catalytic cycle by reforming the cis-dihydride complex.
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- Bedraj Pandey
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, United States
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Verma S, Kujur S, Sharma R, Pathak DD. Cucurbit[6]uril-Supported Fe 3O 4 Magnetic Nanoparticles Catalyzed Green and Sustainable Synthesis of 2-Substituted Benzimidazoles via Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:9754-9764. [PMID: 35350370 PMCID: PMC8945128 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A new composite, cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6])-supported magnetic nanoparticles, Fe3O4-CB[6], was synthesized via a co-precipitation method in air and fully characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, and vibrating sample magnetometry techniques. It has been found to be a highly efficient, economic, and sustainable heterogeneous catalyst and has been employed for the first time for the synthesis of a series of biologically important 2-substituted benzimidazoles from various benzyl alcohols and 1,2-diaminobenzenes under solvent-free conditions via acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling to afford the corresponding products in good to excellent yields (68-94%). The magnetic nature of the nanocomposite facilitates the facile recovery of the catalyst from the reaction mixture by an external magnet. The catalyst can be reused up to five times with negligible loss in its catalytic activity. All the isolated products were characterized by 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopy.
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- Shruti Verma
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indian
Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826004, India
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indian
Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826004, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh
Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra 282005, India
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Indian
Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826004, India
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Curley JB, Hert C, Bernskoetter WH, Hazari N, Mercado BQ. Control of Catalyst Isomers Using an N-Phenyl-Substituted RN(CH 2CH 2P iPr 2) 2 Pincer Ligand in CO 2 Hydrogenation and Formic Acid Dehydrogenation. Inorg Chem 2021; 61:643-656. [PMID: 34955015 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A novel pincer ligand, iPrPNPhP [PhN(CH2CH2PiPr2)2], which is an analogue of the versatile MACHO ligand, iPrPNHP [HN(CH2CH2PiPr2)2], was synthesized and characterized. The ligand was coordinated to ruthenium, and a series of hydride-containing complexes were isolated and characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopies, as well as X-ray diffraction. Comparisons to previously published analogues ligated by iPrPNHP and iPrPNMeP [CH3N(CH2CH2PiPr2)2] illustrate that there are large changes in the coordination chemistry that occur when the nitrogen substituent of the pincer ligand is altered. For example, ruthenium hydrides supported by the iPrPNPhP ligand always form the syn isomer (where syn/anti refer to the relative orientation of the group on nitrogen and the hydride ligand on ruthenium), whereas complexes supported by iPrPNHP form the anti isomer and complexes supported by iPrPNMeP form a mixture of syn and anti isomers. We evaluated the impact of the nitrogen substituent of the pincer ligand in catalysis by comparing a series of iPrPNRP (R = H, Me, Ph)-ligated ruthenium hydride complexes as catalysts for formic acid dehydrogenation and carbon dioxide (CO2) hydrogenation to formate. The iPrPNPhP-ligated species is the most active for formic acid dehydrogenation, and mechanistic studies suggest that this is likely because there are kinetic advantages for catalysts that operate via the syn isomer. In CO2 hydrogenation, the iPrPNPhP-ligated species is again the most active under our optimal conditions, and we report some of the highest turnover frequencies for homogeneous catalysts. Experimental and theoretical insights into the turnover-limiting step of catalysis provide a basis for the observed trends in catalytic activity. Additionally, the stability of our complexes enabled us to detect a previously unobserved autocatalytic effect involving the base that is added to drive the reaction. Overall, by modifying the nitrogen substituent on the MACHO ligand, we have developed highly active catalysts for formic acid dehydrogenation and CO2 hydrogenation and also provided a framework for future catalyst development.
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- Julia B Curley
- The Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 208107, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- The Department of Chemistry, The University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- The Department of Chemistry, The University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- The Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 208107, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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- The Department of Chemistry, Yale University, P.O. Box 208107, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Affiliation(s)
- Pavel A. Dub
- Chemistry Division Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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Nguyen DH, Merel D, Merle N, Trivelli X, Capet F, Gauvin RM. Isonitrile ruthenium and iron PNP complexes: synthesis, characterization and catalytic assessment for base-free dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:10067-10081. [PMID: 34195731 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01722e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neutral and ionic ruthenium and iron aliphatic PNHP-type pincer complexes (PNHP = NH(CH2CH2PiPr2)2) bearing benzyl, n-butyl or tert-butyl isocyanide ancillary ligands have been prepared and characterized. Reaction of [RuCl2(PNHP)]2 with one equivalent CN-R per ruthenium center affords complexes [RuCl2(PNHP)(CNR)] (R = benzyl, 1a, R = n-butyl, 1b, R = t-butyl, 1c), with cationic [RuCl(PNHP)(CNR)2]Cl 2a-c as side-products. Dichloride species 1a-c react with excess NaBH4 to afford [RuH(PNHP)(BH4)(CN-R)] 3a-c, analogues to benchmark Takasago catalyst [RuH(PNHP)(BH4)(CO)]. Reaction of 1a-c with a single equivalent of NaBH4 results in formation of [RuHCl(PNHP) (CN-R)] (4a-c), from which 3a-c can be prepared upon reaction with excess NaBH4. Use of one equivalent of NaHBEt3 with 4a and 4c affords bishydrides [Ru(H)2(PNHP)(CN-R)] 5a and 5c. Deprotonation of 4c by KOtBu generates amido derivative [RuH(PNP)(CN-t-Bu)] (6, PNP = -N(CH2CH2PiPr2)2), unstable in solution. Addition of excess benzylisonitrile to 4a provides cationic hydride [RuH(PNHP) (CN-CH2Ph)2]Cl (7). Concerning iron chemistry, [Fe(PNHP)Br2] reacts with one equivalent of benzylisonitrile to afford [FeBr(PNHP)(CNCH2Ph)2]Br (8). The outer-sphere bromide anion can be exchanged by salt metathesis with NaBPh4 to generate [FeBr(PNHP) (CNCH2Ph)2](BPh4) (9). Cationic hydride species [FeH(PNHP) (CN-t-Bu)2](BH4) (10) is prepared from consecutive addition of excess CN-t-Bu and NaBH4 on [Fe(PNPH)Br2]. Ruthenium complexes 3a-c are active in acceptorless alcohol dehydrogenative coupling into ester under base-free conditions. From kinetic follow-up, the trend in initial activity is 3a ≈ 3b > [RuH(PNHP)(BH4)(CO)] ≫ 3c; for robustness, [RuH(BH4)(CO)(PNHP)] > 3a > 3b ≫ 3c. Hypotheses are given to account for the observed deactivation. Complexes 3b, 3c, 4a, 4c, 5c, 7, cis-8 and 9 were characterized by X-ray crystallography.
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- Duc Hanh Nguyen
- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, CNRS, INRA, Centrale Lille Institute, Univ. Artois, FR 2638 - IMEC - Institut Michel-Eugène Chevreul, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181 - UCCS - Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris, 75005 Paris, France.
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Ekanayake DA, Chakraborty A, Krause JA, Guan H. Hydrogenation reactions catalyzed by HN(CH2CH2PR2)2-ligated copper complexes. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qi00776a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones can be catalyzed by a PNP-ligated copper hydride that is accessible from the copper borohydride or bromide complex or the copper hydride cluster.
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- Dewmi A. Ekanayake
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0172, USA
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