Volume 47, Issue 11 pp. 2074-2078
Communication

Reactions of Olefins with Ruthenium Hydride Nanoparticles: NMR Characterization, Hydride Titration, and Room-Temperature CC Bond Activation

Jordi García-Antón Dr.

Jordi García-Antón Dr.

Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France, Fax: (+33) 5-6155-3003

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M. Rosa Axet Dr.

M. Rosa Axet Dr.

Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France, Fax: (+33) 5-6155-3003

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Susanna Jansat Dr.

Susanna Jansat Dr.

Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France, Fax: (+33) 5-6155-3003

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Karine Philippot Dr.

Karine Philippot Dr.

Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France, Fax: (+33) 5-6155-3003

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Bruno Chaudret Dr.

Bruno Chaudret Dr.

Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205, route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France, Fax: (+33) 5-6155-3003

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Tal Pery

Tal Pery

Institut für Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany

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Gerd Buntkowsky Prof.

Gerd Buntkowsky Prof.

Institut für Physikalische Chemie, FSU Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena, Germany

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Hans-Heinrich Limbach Prof.

Hans-Heinrich Limbach Prof.

Institut für Chemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany

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First published: 22 February 2008
Citations: 124

The authors thank V. Collière and L. Datas (UPS-TEMSCAN) for TEM/HRTEM measurements, P. Lecante (CEMES-CNRS) for WAXS analysis, J. F. Meunier (LCC-CNRS) for MS analyses, and S. Maynadié-Parres (LCC-CNRS) for recording the MAS NMR spectra. We are grateful to the CNRS for financial support, in particular for the CNRS-DFG bilateral project no. 1372. J.G.-A. thanks the Ministerio de Educatión y Ciencia de Espaňa for a postdoctoral fellowship (EX2004-0039).

Graphical Abstract

Surface CC bond activation: Ruthenium nanoparticles prepared by hydrogenation of an organometallic precursor accommodate more than one hydride per surface ruthenium atom as well as various ligands, such as amines or phosphines, as shown by gas-phase, liquid, and solid-state NMR spectroscopy and titration with olefins. These nanoparticles react with ethylene at room temperature to give ethane and surface-bound methyl species (see scheme).

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