Danny Schuhknecht, Khai-Nghi Truong, Thomas P. Spaniol, Laurent Maron and Jun Okuda
Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 11280-11283
DOI:
10.1039/C8CC05152F,
Communication
Bis(triphenylsilyl) and dibenzyl ytterbium(II) complexes supported by the macrocyclic polyamine ligand Me4TACD (1,4,7,10-tetramethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane) reacted with H2 to give the cationic ytterbium hydrides [(Me4TACD)2Yb2(μ2-H)(2+n)](2−n)+ (n = 0, 1). The hydrides catalyzed the H2/D2 isotope exchange as well as hydrogenation and hydrosilylation of 1-hexene.
