Formic Acid Dehydrogenation for Hydrogen Production Promoted by Grubbs and Hoveyda-Grubbs Catalysts

Qian Wang, Yihao Xia, Fanrui Cheng, Zhijian Chen, Yifan Wang, Xiaofei Zhu, Lei Qin, Zhiping Zheng

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Abstract

In this work, we screened three Grubbs catalysts and two Hoveyda-Grubbs catalysts for the production of H2 by dehydrogenation of formic acid (FA). The best results were achieved with the use of a first-generation Hoveyda-Grubbs catalyst. With a catalyst loading of mere 0.5 μmol, a maximum TON of 36356 was obtained within 3 h. Two key intermediates were identified by using 1H NMR and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy (HRESI-MS), based on which a mechanism possibly responsible for the observed catalysis was proposed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2201-2206
Number of pages6
JournalChinese Journal of Chemistry
Volume39
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2021

Keywords

  • Dehydrogenation
  • Formic acid
  • Grubbs and Hoveyda-Grubbs catalysts
  • Hydrogen
  • Ruthenium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)

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