title: Cooperative catalysis: electron-rich Fe-H complexes and DMAP, a successful "joint venture" for ultrafast hydrogen production.
abstract: A series of defined iron-hydrogen complexes was prepared in a straightforward one-pot approach. The structure and electronic properties of such complexes were investigated by means of quantum-chemical analysis. These new complexes were then applied in the dehydrogenative silylation of methanol. The complex (dppp)(CO)(NO)FeH showed a remarkable activity with a TOF of more than 600 000 h(-1) of pure hydrogen gas within seconds.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart (Germany), Fax: (+49) 711-68564289.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rommel
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hettmanczyk
authors.forename: Johannes E M N
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Plietker
keywords: catalysis; hydrogen; iron; organometallic complexes; silylation