title: Catalytic hydrogen production from paraformaldehyde and water using an organoiridium complex.
abstract: Paraformaldehyde was decomposed using an organoiridium complex (1, [Ir(III)(Cp*)(4-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl-κN(2))benzoic acid-κC(3))(H2O)]2SO4) as a catalyst in water to produce H2 and CO2 in a 2 : 1 molar ratio at room temperature. The catalytic cycle is composed of the reduction of 1 by paraformaldehyde under basic conditions to produce formic acid and the hydride complex, which reacts with protons to produce H2. Formic acid further decomposed to H2 and CO2 with 1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Science Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University and ALCA, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. fukuzumi@chem.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Tomoyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suenobu
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Isaka
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukuzumi