L. Dornelas et al., HAFNIUM-HYDRIDE COMPLEXES ANCHORED TO SILICA - CATALYSTS OF THE LOW-TEMPERATURE HYDROGENOLYSIS OF ALKANES AND HYDROGENATION OF OLEFINS, Chemistry Letters, (11), 1993, pp. 1931-1934
Silica grafted hafnium hydride complexes were synthesized from tetra(n
eopentyl)hafnium and a partially dehydroxylated silica. These surface
complexes are catalysts for hydrogenolysis of neopentane and butane an
d for hydrogenation of isobutene and propene, under mild conditions. T
heir catalytic properties are compared to the related supported Zr Hyd
ride complexes.