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Cover Feature: Picolinamide‐Based Iridium Catalysts for Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid in Water: Effect of Amide N Substituent on Activity and Stability (Chem. Eur. J. 69/2018)
Author(s) -
Kanega Ryoichi,
Onishi Naoya,
Wang Lin,
Murata Kazuhisa,
Muckerman James T.,
Fujita Etsuko,
Himeda Yuichiro
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201805174
Subject(s) - dehydrogenation , amide , catalysis , formic acid , ligand (biochemistry) , chemistry , iridium , substituent , photochemistry , medicinal chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
Hydrogen generation by dehydrogenation of formic acid using a water‐soluble Ir catalyst bearing a new ligand is shown to proceed very quickly. The new ligand was based on a very simple amide structure and effectively donated electrons to Ir. By introducing a phenyl group on the amide N‐atom, both the catalytic activity and also the catalyst durability could be improved dramatically. More information can be found in the Communication by N. Onishi, Y. Himeda, et al. on page 18389.