The catalytic dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane involving an unexpected hydrogen transfer to ligated carbene and subsequent carbon-hydrogen activation.
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Density functional Tao-Perdew-Staroverov-Scuseria calculations with all-electron correlation-consistent polarized valence double-ζ basis set demonstrate that N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) nickel complexes catalyze the dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane, a candidate for chemical hydrogen storage, through proton transfer from nitrogen to the metal-bound carbene carbon, instead of the B-H or N-H bond activation. This new C-H bond is then activated by the metal, transferring the H to the metal, then forming the H2 by transferring a H from B to the metal, instead the β-H transfer. This reaction pathway explains the importance of the NHC ligands in the dehydrogenation and points the way to finding new catalyst with higher efficiency, as partial unsaturation of the M-L bond may be essential for rapid H transfers. Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society.
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Yang, Xinzheng||Hall, Michael B
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Ammonia
Boranes
Catalysis
Computer Simulation
Hydrocarbons
Hydrogen
Hydrogenation
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Methane
Models, Chemical
Nickel
Organometallic Compounds
Quantum Theory
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