title: Base-free production of H2 by dehydrogenation of formic acid using an iridium-bisMETAMORPhos complex.
abstract: Erase the base: An iridium complex based on a cooperative ligand that functions as an internal base is reported. This complex can rapidly and cleanly dehydrogenate formic acid in absence of external base, a reaction that is required if formic acid is to be exploited as an energy carrier (see scheme).
authors.affiliation: van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Sander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oldenhof
authors.forename: Bas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Bruin
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: Maxime A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Siegler
authors.forename: Frederic W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Patureau
authors.forename: Jarl Ivar
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: van der Vlugt
authors.forename: Joost N H
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Reek
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D005561:Formates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007495:Iridium / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; D007495:Iridium; D006859:Hydrogen
keywords: H2 production; bifunctional activation; cooperative effects; dehydrogenation; iridium