Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of the Group 11 Hydrido Clusters [Ag6H4(dppm)4(OAc)2] and [Cu3H(dppm)3(OAc)2]

Andrew W Cook; Thuy-Ai D Nguyen; William R Buratto; Guang Wu; Trevor W Hayton

doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02385

Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of the Group 11 Hydrido Clusters [Ag₆H₄(dppm)₄(OAc)₂] and [Cu₃H(dppm)₃(OAc)₂]

Inorg Chem. 2016 Dec 5;55(23):12435-12440. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02385. Epub 2016 Nov 21.

Authors

Andrew W Cook¹, Thuy-Ai D Nguyen¹, William R Buratto¹, Guang Wu¹, Trevor W Hayton¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California , Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States.

PMID: 27934431
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02385

Abstract

The group 11 hydride clusters [Ag₆H₄(dppm)₄(OAc)₂] (1) and [Cu₃H(dppm)₃(OAc)₂] (2) (dppm = 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane) were synthesized in moderate yields from the reaction of M(OAc) (M = Ag, Cu) with Ph₂SiH₂, in the presence of dppm. Complex 1 is the first structurally characterized homometallic polyhydrido silver cluster to be isolated. Both 1 and 2 catalyze the hydrosilylation of (α,β-unsaturated) ketones. Notably, this represents the first example of hydrosilylation with an authentic silver hydride complex.