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A Neutral Heteroatomic Zintl Cluster for the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Cyclic Alkenes
Author(s) -
Oliver P. E. Townrow,
Cheuk Chung,
Stuart A. Macgregor,
Andrew S. Weller,
José M. Goicoechea
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the american chemical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.115
H-Index - 612
eISSN - 1520-5126
pISSN - 0002-7863
DOI - 10.1021/jacs.0c09742
Subject(s) - chemistry , cyclooctene , catalysis , homogeneous , cluster (spacecraft) , alkane , 1,5 cyclooctadiene , cyclooctadiene , alkene , organic chemistry , physics , computer science , thermodynamics , programming language
We report on the synthesis of an alkane-soluble Zintl cluster, [η 4 -Ge 9 (Hyp) 3 ]Rh(COD), that can catalytically hydrogenate cyclic alkenes such as 1,5-cyclooctadiene and cis -cyclooctene. This is the first example of a well-defined Zintl-cluster-based homogeneous catalyst.

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