Unusual activation of H2 by reduced cobalt complexes supported by a PNP pincer ligand.
The reactivity of cobalt complexes supported by a PNP pincer ligand towards H2 varies depending on whether the N-donor atom is protonated; the synthesis of [(HPNP)CoCl(H)2] (2), [(PNP)CoH]2 (4), and the trihydride species [(HPNP)CoH3] (7) (HPNP = HN(CH2CH2P(i)Pr2)2) are described.
University of California, Berkeley, 510 Latimer Hall, Berkeley, USA. arnold@berkeley.edu.
Sergio S
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Rozenel
Rosa
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Padilla
Clément
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Camp
John
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Arnold