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Cover Feature: Synthesis of Molybdenum Pincer Complexes and Their Application in the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Nitriles (ChemCatChem 18/2020)
Author(s) -
Leischner Thomas,
Spannenberg Anke,
Junge Kathrin,
Beller Matthias
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.202001354
Subject(s) - pincer movement , catalysis , deprotonation , acetonitrile , chemistry , molybdenum , ligand (biochemistry) , catalytic cycle , ammonia , combinatorial chemistry , cover (algebra) , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , ion , biochemistry , receptor , engineering
The Cover Feature shows the ammonia‐free hydrogenation of aromatic and aliphatic nitriles to primary amines, catalyzed by a molybdenum pincer complex. In their Full Paper, T. Leischner et al. demonstrate that, upon pre‐activation with NaBHEt 3 , the applied catalyst is deprotonated at the coordinated acetonitrile ligand. The resulting organometallic species was isolated and structurally characterized by means of X‐ray crystallography. Its active role as part of the catalytic cycle was subsequently demonstrated in control experiments.More information can be found in the Full Paper by T. Leischner et al..