New hybrid bidentate ligands as precursors for smart catalysts

…, F Mercier, P Le Floch, C Sanchez

Index: Goettmann, Frederic; Boissiere, Cedric; Grosso, David; Mercier, Francois; Le Floch, Pascal; Sanchez, Clement Chemistry - A European Journal, 2005 , vol. 11, # 24 p. 7416 - 7426

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Abstract

Abstract 1-Phosphanorbornadiene derivatives were grafted onto various periodically organized mesoporous powders, including a new zirconia/silica mixed oxide synthesized by aerosol techniques. After complexation with the [Rh (CO) 2]+ fragment, these materials were revealed to be more active in olefin hydrogenation than their homogeneous counterparts. The reasons for this higher activity are discussed in the light of theoretical modeling. ...