Trans Influence of Boryl Ligands in CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation on Ruthenium Complexes: Theoretical Prediction of Highly Active Catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction

In this work, we study the trans influence of boryl ligands and other commonly used non-boryl ligands in order to search for a more active catalyst than the ruthenium dihydride complex Ru(PNP)(CO)H<sub>2</sub> for the hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub>. The theoretical calculati...

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Autores principales: Tian Liu, Zhangyong Liu, Lipeng Tang, Jun Li, Zhuhong Yang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7957470d1f50467aa4fdda62a4fb2d1d2021-11-25T17:06:15ZTrans Influence of Boryl Ligands in CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation on Ruthenium Complexes: Theoretical Prediction of Highly Active Catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction10.3390/catal111113562073-4344https://doaj.org/article/7957470d1f50467aa4fdda62a4fb2d1d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/11/11/1356https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4344In this work, we study the trans influence of boryl ligands and other commonly used non-boryl ligands in order to search for a more active catalyst than the ruthenium dihydride complex Ru(PNP)(CO)H<sub>2</sub> for the hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub>. The theoretical calculation results show that only the B ligands exhibit a stronger trans influence than the hydride ligand and are along increasing order of trans influence as follows: –H < –BBr<sub>2</sub> < –BCl<sub>2</sub> ≈ –B(OCH)<sub>2</sub> < –Bcat < –B(OCH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub> ≈ –B(OH)<sub>2</sub> < –Bpin < –B(NHCH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub> < –B(OCH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> < –B(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> < –BH<sub>2</sub>. The computed activation free energy for the direct hydride addition to CO<sub>2</sub> and the NBO analysis of the property of the Ru–H bond indicate that the activity of the hydride can be enhanced by the strong trans influence of the B ligands through the change in the Ru–H bond property. The function of the strong trans influence of B ligands is to decrease the d orbital component of Ru in the Ru–H bond. The design of a more active catalyst than the Ru(PNP)(CO)H<sub>2</sub> complex is possible.Tian LiuZhangyong LiuLipeng TangJun LiZhuhong YangMDPI AGarticleCO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenationtrans influenceboryl ligandtheoretical calculationChemical technologyTP1-1185ChemistryQD1-999ENCatalysts, Vol 11, Iss 1356, p 1356 (2021)
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topic CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation
trans influence
boryl ligand
theoretical calculation
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle CO<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation
trans influence
boryl ligand
theoretical calculation
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
Tian Liu
Zhangyong Liu
Lipeng Tang
Jun Li
Zhuhong Yang
Trans Influence of Boryl Ligands in CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation on Ruthenium Complexes: Theoretical Prediction of Highly Active Catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction
description In this work, we study the trans influence of boryl ligands and other commonly used non-boryl ligands in order to search for a more active catalyst than the ruthenium dihydride complex Ru(PNP)(CO)H<sub>2</sub> for the hydrogenation of CO<sub>2</sub>. The theoretical calculation results show that only the B ligands exhibit a stronger trans influence than the hydride ligand and are along increasing order of trans influence as follows: –H < –BBr<sub>2</sub> < –BCl<sub>2</sub> ≈ –B(OCH)<sub>2</sub> < –Bcat < –B(OCH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub> ≈ –B(OH)<sub>2</sub> < –Bpin < –B(NHCH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub> < –B(OCH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> < –B(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> < –BH<sub>2</sub>. The computed activation free energy for the direct hydride addition to CO<sub>2</sub> and the NBO analysis of the property of the Ru–H bond indicate that the activity of the hydride can be enhanced by the strong trans influence of the B ligands through the change in the Ru–H bond property. The function of the strong trans influence of B ligands is to decrease the d orbital component of Ru in the Ru–H bond. The design of a more active catalyst than the Ru(PNP)(CO)H<sub>2</sub> complex is possible.
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author Tian Liu
Zhangyong Liu
Lipeng Tang
Jun Li
Zhuhong Yang
author_facet Tian Liu
Zhangyong Liu
Lipeng Tang
Jun Li
Zhuhong Yang
author_sort Tian Liu
title Trans Influence of Boryl Ligands in CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation on Ruthenium Complexes: Theoretical Prediction of Highly Active Catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction
title_short Trans Influence of Boryl Ligands in CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation on Ruthenium Complexes: Theoretical Prediction of Highly Active Catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction
title_full Trans Influence of Boryl Ligands in CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation on Ruthenium Complexes: Theoretical Prediction of Highly Active Catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction
title_fullStr Trans Influence of Boryl Ligands in CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation on Ruthenium Complexes: Theoretical Prediction of Highly Active Catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction
title_full_unstemmed Trans Influence of Boryl Ligands in CO<sub>2</sub> Hydrogenation on Ruthenium Complexes: Theoretical Prediction of Highly Active Catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction
title_sort trans influence of boryl ligands in co<sub>2</sub> hydrogenation on ruthenium complexes: theoretical prediction of highly active catalysts for co<sub>2</sub> reduction
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/7957470d1f50467aa4fdda62a4fb2d1d
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