Amine groups alter product selectivity and rate of catalytic hydride transfer reactions.

ABSTRACT: Primary amines are common functional groups in the reaction environment surrounding an (electro)catalyst, and this includes catalysts ranging from metalloenzymes surrounded by amino acids, to electrocatalysts operating in amine industrial sorbents for CO₂ capture and conversion. This report explores the behavior of amine functional groups at the surface of an electrocatalyst. The possible effects of those amine secondary coordination sphere (SCS) groups on a CO₂ electro-reduction mechanism include stabilization of intermediates and positioning substrate near the active site. Two different clusters were synthesized: [PPN][Fe₄N(CO)₁₁(Ph₂PCH₂CH₂NH₂)] (PPN-1) has one amine, and [PPN][Fe₄N(CO)

SUBMITTER: Pattanayak S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11824869 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature