Dipolar H-2 activation by H2O

Authors
Oiestad, EL Uggerud, E
Citation
El. Oiestad et E. Uggerud, Dipolar H-2 activation by H2O, CHEM COMMUN, (10), 2000, pp. 831-832
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
13597345 → ACNP
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
831 - 832
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-7345(2000):10<831:DHABH>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
When a water molecule can act as a proton acceptor during the critical H-H bond heterolytic dissociation step of formaldehyde hydrogenation, the barri er drops-an observation which links dihydrogen activation chemistry to hydr ide transfer at a detailed molecular level.