Publications by authors named "Elena Pedrajas"
Article Synopsis
- Formic acid dehydrogenation is a promising method for hydrogen production, and research is focusing on more sustainable catalysts using non-noble metals.
- A new molybdenum hydride cluster catalyst shows higher activity and selectivity than previously studied molybdenum compounds, functioning without additional additives or bases.
- Kinetic analysis and reaction mechanisms reveal that the reaction occurs in a single step at lower temperatures, while conditions above 60 °C facilitate the full release of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, maintaining the integrity of the catalyst throughout the process.
Herein, we report a straightforward protocol for the preparation of N,N-dimethylated amines from readily available nitro starting materials using formic acid as a renewable C source and silanes as reducing agents. This tandem process is efficiently accomplished in the presence of a cubane-type Mo PtS catalyst. For the preparation of the novel [Mo Pt(PPh )S Cl (dmen) ] (3 ) (dmen: N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine) compound we have followed a [3+1] building block strategy starting from the trinuclear [Mo S Cl (dmen) ] (1 ) and Pt(PPh ) (2) complexes.
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