Volume 57, Issue 1 pp. 46-60
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Manganese Complexes for (De)Hydrogenation Catalysis: A Comparison to Cobalt and Iron Catalysts

M. Sc. Fabian Kallmeier

M. Sc. Fabian Kallmeier

Inorganic Chemistry II—Catalyst Design, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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Prof. Dr. Rhett Kempe

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Prof. Dr. Rhett Kempe

Inorganic Chemistry II—Catalyst Design, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany

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First published: 24 October 2017
Citations: 516

Graphical Abstract

A latecomer worth waiting for: In the last two years manganese complexes have been identified as highly active catalysts for diverse hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions. The results in this field are summarized and discussed and compared to iron and cobalt catalysts.

Abstract

The sustainable use of the resources on our planet is essential. Noble metals are very rare and are diversely used in key technologies, such as catalysis. Manganese is the third most abundant transition metal of the Earth's crust and based on the recently discovered impressive reactivity in hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions, is a potentially useful noble-metal “replacement”. The hope of novel selectivity profiles, not possible with noble metals, is also an aim of such a “replacement”. The reactivity of manganese complexes in (de)hydrogenation reactions was demonstrated for the first time in 2016. Herein, we summarize the work that has been published since then and especially discuss the importance of homogeneous manganese catalysts in comparison to cobalt and iron catalysts.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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