Why [CpW(CO)3]+ reduces H2 to dihydride.
The [CpW(CO)3]+ complex, with three pi acceptor ligands and a positive charge, is shown to have an unexpected reducing ability towards H2 because of a low lying triplet state energy.
Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, UMR 8000, Université Paris Sud 11, Centre d'Orsay, 91 405 Orsay Cedex, France.
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Lesnard
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Demachy
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