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H2 Activation by a Borane-Modified [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Model forming an Intramolecular Frustrated Lewis Pair
Abstract
The H2 molecule, a green energy vector, is cleaved without noble metals by an {Fe2S2} complex functionalized via hydroboration of allyldiphenylphosphine. The pair formed by the boron-based Lewis acid and the {FeFe} center functions as a Frustrated Lewis Pair. Computational studies allow the proposed mechanism of intramolecular cooperative H2 splitting to be rationalized.
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BibTeX
@article{monnot2026activation,
title = {{H2 Activation by a Borane-Modified [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Model forming an Intramolecular Frustrated Lewis Pair}},
author = {Victor Monnot and Jean-Baptiste Breton and Federica Arrigoni and Kevin Maineri and Giuseppe Zampella and Philippe Schollhammer and Lucile Chatelain},
journal = {Chemical Communications},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1039/d6cc05801a},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05795020v1},
note = {CC BY-NC 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - H2 Activation by a Borane-Modified [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Model forming an Intramolecular Frustrated Lewis Pair
AU - Victor Monnot
AU - Jean-Baptiste Breton
AU - Federica Arrigoni
AU - Kevin Maineri
AU - Giuseppe Zampella
AU - Philippe Schollhammer
AU - Lucile Chatelain
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/05
JO - Chemical Communications
DO - 10.1039/d6cc05801a
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05795020v1
AB - The H2 molecule, a green energy vector, is cleaved without noble metals by an {Fe2S2} complex functionalized via hydroboration of allyldiphenylphosphine. The pair formed by the boron-based Lewis acid and the {FeFe} center functions as a Frustrated Lewis Pair. Computational studies allow the proposed mechanism of intramolecular cooperative H2 splitting to be rationalized.
SN - 1359-7345
SN - 1364-548X
ER -