title: Hydrogen generation: aromatic dithiolate-bridged metal carbonyl complexes as hydrogenase catalytic site models.
abstract: The design, syntheses and characteristics of metal carbonyl complexes with aromatic dithiolate linkers reported as bioinspired hydrogenase catalytic site models are described and reviewed. Among these the complexes capable of hydrogen generation have been discussed in detail. Comparisons have been made with carbonyl complexes having alkyl dithiolates as linkers between metal centers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
authors.forename: Indresh Kumar
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
authors.forename: Mookan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Natarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India. Electronic address: skaur@chemistry.du.ac.in.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur-Ghumaan
mesh_terms: D020134:Catalytic Domain; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D006864:Hydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D006859:Hydrogen; D006864:Hydrogenase
keywords: Alkyl/aromatic dithiolates; Bioinorganic chemistry; Hydrogenase models; Iron carbonyl complexes; Proton reduction