A Neutral Heteroatomic Zintl Cluster for the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Cyclic Alkenes

Oliver P.E. Townrow; Cheuk Chung; Stuart A. Macgregor; Andrew S. Weller; Jose M. Goicoechea

doi:10.1021/jacs.0c09742

A Neutral Heteroatomic Zintl Cluster for the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Cyclic Alkenes

Oliver P.E. Townrow, Cheuk Chung, Stuart A. Macgregor, Andrew S. Weller, Jose M. Goicoechea

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Abstract

We report on the synthesis of an alkane-soluble Zintl cluster, [η4-Ge9(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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18330-18335
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	142
Issue number	43
Early online date	14 Oct 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c09742
Publication status	Published - 28 Oct 2020

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A Neutral Heteroatomic Zintl Cluster for the Catalytic Hydrogenation of Cyclic Alkenes

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