Electronic effects on the catalytic disproportionation of formic acid to methanol by [Cp*IrIII(R-bpy)Cl]Cl complexes

A. F. Sasayama; C. E. Moore; C. P. Kubiak

doi:10.1039/C5DT04606H

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Electronic effects on the catalytic disproportionation of formic acid to methanol by [Cp*Ir^III(R-bpy)Cl]Cl complexes†

A. F. Sasayama,^a C. E. Moore^a and C. P. Kubiak*^a

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E-mail: ckubiak@ucsd.edu

Abstract

A series of [Cp*Ir^III(R-bpy)Cl]Cl (R-bpy = 4,4′-di-R-2,2′-bipyridine; R = CF₃, H, Me, tBu, OMe) complexes was prepared and studied for catalytic formic acid disproportionation. The relationship between the electron donating strength of the bipyridine substituents and methanol production of the corresponding complexes was analyzed; the unsubstituted (R = H) complex was the most selective for methanol formation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5DT04606H
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 24 Nov 2015
Accepted: 08 Jan 2016
First published: 13 Jan 2016

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Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 2436-2439

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Electronic effects on the catalytic disproportionation of formic acid to methanol by [Cp*Ir^III(R-bpy)Cl]Cl complexes

A. F. Sasayama, C. E. Moore and C. P. Kubiak, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 2436 DOI: 10.1039/C5DT04606H

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