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Cover Feature: Electrocatalytic Proton Reduction by a Cobalt Complex Containing a Proton‐Responsive Bis(alkylimdazole)methane Ligand: Involvement of a C−H Bond in H 2 Formation (Chem. Eur. J. 55/2020)
Author(s) -
Ghosh Pradip,
Vos Sander,
Lutz Martin,
Gloaguen Frederic,
Schollhammer Philippe,
Moret MarcEtienne,
Klein Gebbink Robertus J. M.
Publication year - 2020
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.202003332
Subject(s) - chemistry , moiety , hydride , cobalt , ligand (biochemistry) , catalysis , proton , metal , methylene , stereochemistry , photochemistry , medicinal chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , receptor , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
The design of proton‐responsive ligands and their use in the field of homogeneous electrocatalytic proton reduction is reported in this work. The cobalt complex, [Co(HBMIM Ph2 ) 2 ] 2+ comprises two bis(1‐methyl‐4,5‐diphenyl‐1H‐imidazol‐2‐yl)methane (HBMIM Ph2 ) ligands that contain an acidic methylene moiety in their backbone. The reported results represent the joint involvement of a base metal‐hydride and a C−H bond in electrocatalytic proton reduction and are of interest to the development of responsive ligands for molecular (base)metal (electro)catalysis. More information can be found in the Full Paper by R. J. M. Klein Gebbink et al. on page 12560.