Mechanistic insights into iron catalyzed dehydrogenation of formic acid: β-hydride elimination vs. direct hydride transfer.

Dehydrogenation, disproportionation and transfer hydrogenation reactions of formic acid catalyzed by molybdenum hydride compounds† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. CCDC 1028432. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c4sc03128h Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

Mechanistic insights into hydride transfer for catalytic hydrogenation of CO(2) with cobalt complexes.

The catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to formate by Co(dmpe)2H can proceed via direct hydride transfer or via CO2 coordination to Co followed by reductive elimination of formate. The different nature of the rate-determining step in the two mechanisms may provide new insights into designing catalysts with improved performance.

Efficient Dehydrogenation of Amines and Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by a Tetranuclear Ruthenium-mu-Oxo-mu-Hydroxo-Hydride Complex.

The tetranuclear ruthenium-mu-oxo-mu-hydroxo-hydride complex {[(PCy(3))(CO)RuH](4)(mu(4)-O)(mu(3)-OH)(mu(2)-OH)} (1) was found to be a highly effective catalyst for the transfer dehydrogenation of amines and carbonyl compounds. For example, the initial turnover rate of the dehydrogenation of 2-methylindoline was measured to be 1.9 s(-1) with the TON of 7950 after 1 h at 200 degrees C. The exten...

Palladium-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution of Alcohols: Mechanistic Studies and Synthetic Applications

Sawadjoon, S. 2013. Palladium-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Substitution of Alcohols. Mechanistic Studies and Synthetic Applications. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 1092. 63 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-8785-0. This thesis deals with the palladium-catalyzed nucleophilic substitution of π-activated alco...

Benzoquinone-promoted reaction of O2 with a Pd(II)-hydride.

Benzoquinone (BQ) and O(2) are among the most common stoichiometric oxidants in Pd-catalyzed oxidation reactions. The present study provides rare insights into mechanistic differences between BQ and O(2) in their reactivity with a well-defined Pd-hydride complex, Pd(IMes)(2)(H)(O(2)CPh) (1). BQ promotes the reductive elimination of PhCO(2)H from 1 and catalyzes the formation of a Pd(II)-OOH com...