We report on the synthesis of an alkane-soluble Zintl cluster, [η4-Ge9(Hyp)3]Rh(COD), that can catalytically hydrogenate cyclic alkenes such as 1,5-cyclooctadiene and cis-cyclooctene. This is the first example of a well-defined Zintl-clusterbased homogeneous catalyst.
CITATION STYLE
Townrow, O. P. E., Chung, C., Macgregor, S. A., Weller, A. S., & Goicoechea, J. M. (2020). A neutral heteroatomic zintl cluster for the catalytic hydrogenation of cyclic alkenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142(43), 18330–18335. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c09742
Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.