One Site Is Enough : A Theoretical Investigation of Iron-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid

• Dehydrogenation of HCO2H: The reaction mechanism for the dehydrogenation of formic acid catalyzed by a highly active and selective iron complex (see figure) has been studied by DFT. The most favorable pathway shows the hydride in Fe-H complexes acting as a spectator ligand throughout the catalytic cycle. This result opens up the Fe complex for modification in order to achieve more efficient and selective catalysts.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

carbon dioxide

decarboxylation

density functional caclulations

homogeneous catalysis

iron

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art (subject category)