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Heterolytic Splitting of Hydrogen with Rhodium(I) Amides†

  1. Pascal Maire Dr.1,
  2. Torsten Büttner Dr.1,
  3. Frank Breher Dr.1,
  4. Pascal Le Floch Prof. Dr.1,2,
  5. Hansjörg Grützmacher Prof. Dr.1

Article first published online: 19 SEP 2005

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200500773

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Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 44, Issue 39, pages 6318–6323, October 7, 2005

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Maire, P., Büttner, T., Breher, F., Le Floch, P. and Grützmacher, H. (2005), Heterolytic Splitting of Hydrogen with Rhodium(I) Amides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 44: 6318–6323. doi: 10.1002/anie.200500773

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH-Hönggerberg, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland, Fax: (+41) 1-633-1032

  2. 2

    Permanent address: Department of Chemistry, Laboratory “Hétéroéléments et Coordination”, UMR CNRS 7653, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau cedex, France

  1. †

    This work was supported by the LANXESS AG and the Swiss National Science Foundation. We thank our colleague A. Togni for fruitful discussions and the reviewers for valuable comments.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 SEP 2005
  2. Article first published online: 19 SEP 2005
  3. Manuscript Revised: 25 MAY 2005
  4. Manuscript Received: 2 MAR 2005

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Keywords:

  • amides;
  • heterolytic H2 splitting;
  • homogeneous catalysis;
  • hydrogenation;
  • rhodium
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A split decision: Efficient heterolytic hydrogen splitting is achieved with novel tetracoordinate rhodium(I) amides. This reaction is reversible, and DFT calculations imply that the cleavage is a one-step process with a relatively low activation barrier. Ketones and imines are hydrogenated by the amide complexes without the need for further additives.

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