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@article{Chiaw:2026:10.1039/d6nj01950a,
author = {Chiaw, KA and Basappa, S and Mane, MV and Huang, KW and Long, N and Gholap, SS},
doi = {10.1039/d6nj01950a},
journal = {New Journal of Chemistry},
title = {Alkane dehydrogenation catalyzed by a PN3P pincer iridium hydride complex},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d6nj01950a},
year = {2026}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The use of an iridium-based pincer complex, specifically the PN<sup>3</sup>P pincer ligand backbone, for an efficient alkane dehydrogenation reaction is explored. Herein, we investigate the catalytic performance of a PN<sup>3</sup>P pincer iridium dihydride complex (Ir2) in the dehydrogenation reaction of cyclooctane to cyclooctene. With 0.1 mol% of Ir2, cyclooctane with tert-butylethylene (TBE) as a hydrogen acceptor and NaO<sup>t</sup>Bu as a base, we achieved conversion up to 55% of tert-butylethylene (TBE) with a TON up to 546. These results highlight the potential of PN<sup>3</sup>P pincer iridium dihydride complexes as robust catalysts for selective alkane dehydrogenation under mild reaction conditions. Furthermore, DFT calculations strongly support our proposed mechanism.
AU - Chiaw,KA
AU - Basappa,S
AU - Mane,MV
AU - Huang,KW
AU - Long,N
AU - Gholap,SS
DO - 10.1039/d6nj01950a
PY - 2026///
SN - 1144-0546
TI - Alkane dehydrogenation catalyzed by a PN3P pincer iridium hydride complex
T2 - New Journal of Chemistry
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d6nj01950a
ER -
Professor Nick Long
Email: n.long@imperial.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7594 5781
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Molecular Sciences Research Hub
White City Campus
