Abstract
Mercury for protection? Mercury protects the highly reactive 14-electron {Co(POCOP)} fragment in a Co-Hg-Co complex, but reaction with H2 gives a rare dihydrogen complex of cobalt, and a second H2 molecule is added at higher pressures and low temperature (see scheme).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4050-4052 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 26 2011 |
Keywords
- NMR spectroscopy
- cobalt
- dihydrogen
- hydride ligands
- mercury
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)