H$_2$ Activation at Copper for the Synthesis of Hydride Complexes

Alicia Aloisi (1) , E. Nicolas (1) , J.-C Berthet (1) , Pierre Thuéry (1) , T. Cantat (1)

1 LCMCE - Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire et de Catalyse pour l'Energie (ex LCCEF)

As hydrogen can be a green reductant, the hydrogenation of organic compounds is a key reaction both in industry and for fundamental knowledge. Copper(l) catalysts have been widely used to activate H$_2$ in particular with the aim of c=o bond hydrogenation Even if mechanistic studies always point out the importance of copper hydride complexes either as active catalysts or intermediates, only a few were fully characterizedYl To sort out this dualism and in order to further understand copper-catalyzed c=o bond hydrogenation, we sought to synthesize copper(l) hydride complexes with molecular H$_2$

Domains: Chemical Sciences; Material chemistry

Alicia Aloisi, E. Nicolas, J.-C Berthet, Pierre Thuéry, T. Cantat. H$_2$ Activation at Copper for the Synthesis of Hydride Complexes. EuCHEMS XXII, Jul 2017, Amsterdam, Netherlands. ⟨cea-02342081⟩