Free-Energy Relationships between the Proton and Hydride Donor Abilities of [HNi(diphosphine)2]+ Complexes and the Half-Wave Potentials of Their Conjugate Bases
摘要:
A linear free-energy relationship exists between the half-wave potentials of the (II/I) couples of Ni(diphosphine)(2) complexes and the hydride donor ability (DeltaG(H)(o)(-)) of the corresponding [HNi(diphosphine)(2)](+) complexes. A similar correlation is observed between the half-wave potentials of the (I/O) couples of Ni(diphosphine)(2) complexes and the pK(a) values (or DeltaG(H)(o)(+)) of the corresponding [HNi(diphosphine)(2)](+) complexes. As a result, it is possible to use the potentials of these two couples to predict the free energies of all three Ni-H bond cleavage reactions, DeltaG(H)(o)(+), DeltaG(H)(o)(.), and DeltaG(H)(o)(-), for this class of nickel complexes. The molecular structures of Ni(Et2PCH2CH2PPh2)(2) and Ni(Ph2PCHCHPPh2)(2) were determined by single-crystal Ii-ray diffraction studies.
Free-Energy Relationships between the Proton and Hydride Donor Abilities of [HNi(diphosphine)2]+ Complexes and the Half-Wave Potentials of Their Conjugate Bases
摘要:
A linear free-energy relationship exists between the half-wave potentials of the (II/I) couples of Ni(diphosphine)(2) complexes and the hydride donor ability (DeltaG(H)(o)(-)) of the corresponding [HNi(diphosphine)(2)](+) complexes. A similar correlation is observed between the half-wave potentials of the (I/O) couples of Ni(diphosphine)(2) complexes and the pK(a) values (or DeltaG(H)(o)(+)) of the corresponding [HNi(diphosphine)(2)](+) complexes. As a result, it is possible to use the potentials of these two couples to predict the free energies of all three Ni-H bond cleavage reactions, DeltaG(H)(o)(+), DeltaG(H)(o)(.), and DeltaG(H)(o)(-), for this class of nickel complexes. The molecular structures of Ni(Et2PCH2CH2PPh2)(2) and Ni(Ph2PCHCHPPh2)(2) were determined by single-crystal Ii-ray diffraction studies.
Reduction of oxygen catalyzed by nickel diphosphine complexes with positioned pendant amines
作者:Jenny Y. Yang、R. Morris Bullock、William G. Dougherty、W. Scott Kassel、Brendan Twamley、Daniel L. DuBois、M. Rakowski DuBois
DOI:10.1039/b921245k
日期:——
Nickel(II) bis(diphosphine) complexes that contain positioned bases in the second coordination sphere have been found to catalyze the reduction of O2 with H2 to selectively form water. The complexes also serve as electrocatalysts for the reduction of O2 with the addition of a weak acid. In contrast, a closely related nickel diphosphine complex without the positioned bases is catalytically inactive