Base-Free Catalytic Hydrogen Production from Formic Acid Mediated by a Cubane-Type Mo₃S₄ Cluster Hydride.

ABSTRACT: Formic acid (FA) dehydrogenation is an attractive process in the implementation of a hydrogen economy. To make this process greener and less costly, the interest nowadays is moving toward non-noble metal catalysts and additive-free protocols. Efficient protocols using earth abundant first row transition metals, mostly iron, have been developed, but other metals, such as molybdenum, remain practically unexplored. Herein, we present the transformation of FA to form H₂ and CO₂ through a cluster catalysis mechanism mediated by a cuboidal [Mo₃S₄H₃(dmpe)₃]⁺ hydride cluster in the absence of base or any other additive. Our catalyst has proved to be more active and selective than the other molybdenum compounds reported to

SUBMITTER: Guillamon E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9690164 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature