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Spontaneous Dihydrogen Activation by Neutral TaO 4 Complex at Cryogenic Temperatures
Author(s) -
Zhou Mingfei,
Wang Caixia,
Li Zhen hua,
Zhuang Jia,
Zhao Yanying,
Zheng Xuming,
Fan Kangnian
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201003001
Subject(s) - cleave , hydrogen , catalysis , argon , chemistry , thermodynamics , materials science , computer science , physics , organic chemistry , enzyme
Get active : Neutral TaO 4 d 0 complex is able to cleave dihydrogen heterolytically and spontaneously to form [HTaO(OH)(η 2 ‐O 2 )] in solid argon at cryogenic temperatures. Theoretical calculations predict that the hydrogen atoms in [HTaO(OH)(η 2 ‐O 2 )] can easily be transferred to organic compounds. Thus, TaO 4 can serve as a model catalyst for hydrogenation reactions.