Synthesis and Reactivity of a Water-soluble NiRu Monohydride Complex with a Tethered Pyridine Moiety

Matsumoto T; Yoshimoto K; Zheng CB; Shomura Y; Higuchi Y; Nakai H; Ogo S

Chemistry Letters, Vol.45, No.2, 197-199, 2016

Matsumoto T, Yoshimoto K, Zheng CB, Shomura Y, Higuchi Y, Nakai H, Ogo S

We report the synthesis, characterization, and reactivity of a NiRu monohydride complex with a pyridine-bound hexamethylbenzene ligand. We investigate the mechanistic insights it provides on the H-2-activation of [NiFe]hydrogenase.