title: A stable 16-electron iridium(III) hydride complex grafted on SBA-15: a single-site catalyst for alkene hydrogenation.
abstract: The dihydride pincer complex [IrH2(POCOP)] reacts with surface silanols of mesoporous silica (SBA-15) to give the coordinatively unsaturated, yet stable hydridesiloxo Ir(III) species [IrH(O-SBA-15)(POCOP)]. The silica-grafted complex catalyses the hydrogenation of ethene and propene at low temperature and pressure without prior activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Martino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rimoldi
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fodor
authors.forename: Jeroen A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Bokhoven
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mezzetti