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Title: Frustration across the periodic table: heterolytic cleavage of dihydrogen by metal complexes

Journal Article · · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
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This Perspective examines the field of Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLPs) in the context of transition metal mediated heterolytic cleavage of H2, with a particular emphasis on molecular complexes bearing an intramolecular Lewis base. FLPs have traditionally been associated with group compounds, yet many transition metal reactions support a broader classification of FLPs to include certain types of transition metal complexes with reactivity resembling main group based FLPs. This article surveys transition metal complexes that heterolytically cleave H2, which vary in the degree that the Lewis pairs within these systems interact. Particular attention is focused on complexes bearing a pendant amine function as the base. Consideration of transition metal compounds in the context of FLPs can inspire new innovations and improvements in transition metal catalysis.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis (CME)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1378002
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-124507; KC0307010
Journal Information:
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Vol. 375, Issue 2101; ISSN 1364-503X
Publisher:
The Royal Society Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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